A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
1h 56m | PG-13
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.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Studio: Shochiku
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Yūko Mochizuki
as Haruko Inoue
Keiji Sada
as Tatsuya
Teiji Takahashi
as Sato
Yōko Katsuragi
as Haruko's daughter
Sanae Takasugi
as Mrs. Akazawa
Ken Uehara
as Masayuki Akazawa