If Indeed One Loves

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.

Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Michie (segment 1)

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Yoshiko Machida

Tamiko (segment 1)

Taketoshi Naitō

Kôno (segment 2)

Kyōko Kagawa

Kuniko (segment 2)

Isuzu Yamada

Yaeko (segment 3)

So Yamamura

Gorô (segment 3)

Taiji Tonoyama

Bartender (segment 1)

Fudeko Tanaka

Tamiko's mother (segment 1)

Takashi Kanda

Master (segment 1)

Shinsuke Ashida

Customer (segment 1)

Yasumi Hara

Customer (segment 1)

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Kunio Mita

Customer (segment 1)

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Yasushi Nagata

Customer (segment 1)

Etsuji Oki

Costomer (segment 1)

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Yukiko Ieda

Hostess (segment 1)

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Kaneko Ishii

Hostness (segment 1)

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Satomi Hosono

Hostess (segment 1)

Toyo Takahashi

Concierge (segment 2)

Toshio Takahara

Furuno (segment 2)

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Katsuhiko Ide

Morikawa (segment 2)

Chieko Higashiyama

Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)

Eitarō Ozawa

Kuniko's brother (segment 2) (voice)

Kei Taguchi

Shigeru (segment 3)

Yoshiko Kuga

Yumiko (segment 3)

Hatae Kishi

Toshiko (segment 3)

Sanae Nakahara

Minako (segment 3)