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A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1953-06-17
⌚ Running Time: 116 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Yūko Mochizuki original image
Haruko Inoue
Yūko Mochizuki
Keiji Sada original image
Tatsuya
Keiji Sada
Teiji Takahashi original image
Sato
Teiji Takahashi
Yōko Katsuragi original image
Haruko's daughter
Yōko Katsuragi
Sanae Takasugi original image
Mrs. Akazawa
Sanae Takasugi
Ken Uehara original image
Masayuki Akazawa
Ken Uehara
Keiko Awaji original image
Wakamaru, a geisha
Keiko Awaji
Shinichi Himori original image
Shinichi Himori
Fujio Suga original image
Fujita
Fujio Suga
Tanie Kitabayashi original image
Ichizo's wife
Tanie Kitabayashi
Jun Tatara original image
Jun Tatara
Masami Taura original image
Haruko's son
Masami Taura
Eijirō Yanagi original image
Iwami
Eijirō Yanagi
Tokuji Kobayashi original image
Tokuji Kobayashi
Ryōko Mizuki original image
Ryōko Mizuki
Toshiko Yabuki original image
Toshiko Yabuki
Kunio Teshirogi original image
Kunio Teshirogi
Tazuko Kusaka original image
Tazuko Kusaka
Norikazu Takeda original image
Norikazu Takeda
Tomio Aoki original image
Tomio Aoki
Keiko Enami original image
Keiko Enami
Yôshirô Kusakari original image
Ichizo's son
Yôshirô Kusakari
Yoshino Tani original image
Yoshino Tani
Hideaki Nagai original image
Hideaki Nagai

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