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A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Yūko MochizukiYūko MochizukiHaruko Inoue
  • Photo of Keiji SadaKeiji SadaTatsuya
  • Photo of Teiji TakahashiTeiji TakahashiSato
  • Photo of Yōko KatsuragiYōko KatsuragiHaruko's daughter
  • Photo of Sanae TakasugiSanae TakasugiMrs. Akazawa
  • Photo of Ken UeharaKen UeharaMasayuki Akazawa
  • Photo of Keiko AwajiKeiko AwajiWakamaru, a geisha
  • Photo of Shinichi HimoriShinichi Himori
  • Photo of Fujio SugaFujio SugaFujita
  • Photo of Tanie KitabayashiTanie KitabayashiIchizo's wife

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