This educational film was created by Sho­chiku’s cultural film department on be­half of the Ministry of Education. Yoshio Nishio was originally assigned to direct the film, but due to illness was replaced halfway through the shooting by Hiroshi Shimizu. Though finished in May 1931, the film was shelved and never given a general release.
The film tells an ironic anecdote juxtapos­ing the fate of a cooper’s son with that of the son of a middle-class salaried worker, and championing the virtues of honest poverty and diligence. An educational film preaching a fable-like message, it is however filled with humorous scenes that offset the film’s didacticism.
Shot as a silent film, this version of the film features musical accompaniment, sound effects, and a benshi commentary track, thus constituting another example of the benshi kaisetsu ban format.