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A Japanese Tragedy

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A Japanese Tragedy

5.3

1h 56m

1953

Synopsis

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.

Director

Keisuke Kinoshita

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

as Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

as Tatsuya

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

as Sato

Yōko Katsuragi

Yōko Katsuragi

as Haruko's daughter

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

as Mrs. Akazawa

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

as Masayuki Akazawa

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

as Wakamaru, a geisha

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

as Fujita

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