A Japanese Tragedy

Year: 1953

Actors: Yūko Mochizuki, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi, Yōko Katsuragi, Sanae Takasugi, Ken Uehara, Keiko Awaji, Shinichi Himori...

Duration: 116 min

Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it's clear that the children, as they enter adulthood, want little to do with their mother. They have a different view of their childhood and her sacrifices: in their eyes, she abandoned them to...

Genre: Action   Drama