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.
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Shot by Hiroshi KusudaScored by Chuji Kinoshita
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15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Keiji Sada
as Tatsuya, Street Musician
Teiji Takahashi
as Sato
Yoko Katsuragi
as Utako Inoue
Yuko Mochizuki
as Haruko Inoue
Ken Uehara
as Masayuki Akazawa, the English Teacher
Keiko Awaji
as Wakamaru, a Geisha
Sanae Takasugi
as Kiriko Akazawa
Shin Ichi Himori
as Ichizo
Fujio Suga
as Fujita
Masami Taura
as Seichi Inoue
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