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A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

1h 56m | PG-13

⭐ 5.6 / 10

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

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Cast

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

as Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

as Tatsuya

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

as Sato

Yōko Katsuragi

Yōko Katsuragi

as Haruko's daughter

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

as Mrs. Akazawa

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

as Masayuki Akazawa