

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.
Top Cast

Yūko Mochizuki
Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada
Tatsuya

Teiji Takahashi
Sato

Yōko Katsuragi
Haruko's daughter

Sanae Takasugi
Mrs. Akazawa

Ken Uehara
Masayuki Akazawa

Keiko Awaji
Wakamaru, a geisha

Shinichi Himori

Fujio Suga
Fujita

Tanie Kitabayashi
Ichizo's wife

Jun Tatara

Masami Taura
Haruko's son
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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