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Produced by: Eigasha Planning: Central Committee for Increasing Savings 1971 Color 33 minutes Advance release announcement "Sing, Echo! - Grandpa's Forest" _b0115553_09140068.png Kohei grows up in beautiful nature. His older brother Shinichi wants to buy a new bicycle to use at junior high school, but his father, a forestry worker, refuses to listen to him. One night, unable to bear it any longer, he gets into an argument with his mother, runs out into the pouring rain, and never comes back. Kohei begs his parents for help, but they ignore him. His parents want their children to understand the harshness of life and the strength of will to see things through on their own. Cast: Toshihiko Kawana, Takashi Watanabe, Mariko Nonaka, Kazuko Aoki, Mutsuhiko Takagiri, Manatsurumaru, Staff: Producer: Ginzaburo Takahashi, Screenplay: Eijiro Matsumoto, Director: Osamu Sakai, Cinematography: Eiichi Miyashita, Lighting: Tadashi Tokunaga, Music: Naoyoshi Ozawa, Sound: Shuichi Akasaka, Development: Toyo Development Laboratory, Production Manager: Masatoshi Takigawa