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(Synopsis)
Made only a few years after World War Two this is an uncharacteristically harsh and savage expression compared to the usual standard of Ozu's placid melodramas.
With her husband away at the frontline battlefields dressmaker Tokiko supports herself and young son, Hiroshi, as best she can. Opportunistic vendors inflate the cost of scarce goods making existence extremely difficult. To survive an emergency when Hiroshi becomes ill, Tokiko is forced into prostitution one night, in the local brothel, to pay for his required healthcare. Upon her husbands return home, she confesses the unfortunate truth, unaware that making him cognoscent of her independent act, brought on by desperation, may be savagely misconstrued. She is unprepared for the extent of his outburst.
Director
Yasujiro Ozu
Script
Ryosuke Saito
Yasujiro Ozu
Cast
Chieko Murata
Chishu Ryu
Chiyoko Ayatani
Eiko Takamatsu
Hohi Aoki
Kinuyo Tanaka
Reiko Mizukami
Shûji Sano
Takeshi Sakamoto
Publisher : TRB
Audio : Japanese
Video : B/W
Subtitles : English/Chinese
Running Time : 84mins
Release Year : 1948
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