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A Japanese Tragedy
Drama

A JAPANESE TRAGEDY

19531h 56m5.8 TMDb

Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita

Spoiler-Free

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.

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

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion8.2
Complexity7.7
Humor5
Realism8.1
Action4.6
Darkness7.1

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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