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Maria of the Ant Village

Name: Maria of the Ant Village
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-12-07
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 8

★ 8,0 /10 (1 Votes)

1958 JA 110 min

Overview

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.

Release date

07/12/1958

Votes

Popularity

0.8

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Original title

蟻の街のマリア

Language

Runtime

110 min

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