A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy (1953-06-17)

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5.3

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.

Directed By: Keisuke Kinoshita

Star Cast: Yūko Mochizuki , Keiji Sada , Teiji Takahashi , Yōko Katsuragi ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 116m
Popularity: 4.9936
Language: ja

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 5.3
Vote Count: 14

Keywords

suicide uncle aunt shrew post war english teacher impropriety english class adoptee train travel abuse

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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

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Masami Taura

Masami Taura

Haruko's son

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Iwami

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Toshiko Yabuki

Toshiko Yabuki

Kunio Teshirogi

Kunio Teshirogi

Tazuko Kusaka

Tazuko Kusaka