A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

1953
1h 56m
5.3

5.3/10

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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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Original Title 日本の悲劇
Release Date June 17, 1953
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0046127

Cast

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

Key Crew

Keisuke Kinoshita
Screenplay
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Takashi Koide
Producer
Ryōtarō Kuwata
Producer