CinemaOSMovie · 1953 · 1h 56m

A Japanese Tragedy

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At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.

Directed byKeisuke Kinoshita

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
JA
Released
June 17, 1953
Studios
Shochiku

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Tatsuya

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Sato

Yōko Katsuragi

Yōko Katsuragi

Haruko's daughter

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

Mrs. Akazawa

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Masayuki Akazawa

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Wakamaru, a geisha

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Fujita

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Ichizo's wife

Creative team
Directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
Written by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
Produced by
Takashi Koide
Ryōtarō Kuwata

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