A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

06/17/1953 (JP) • 1h 56m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Yūko Mochizuki

Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada

Tatsuya

Yōko Katsuragi

Haruko's daughter

Sanae Takasugi

Mrs. Akazawa

Ken Uehara

Masayuki Akazawa

Keiko Awaji

Wakamaru, a geisha


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

suicide

uncle

aunt

shrew

post war

english teacher

impropriety

english class

adoptee

train travel

abuse

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