A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
1h 56m
Running Time
June 17, 1953Release Date
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
1h 56m
Running Time
June 17, 1953Release Date
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Yūko Mochizuki
Haruko Inoue
Teiji Takahashi
Sato
Yōko Katsuragi
Haruko's Daughter
Masami Taura
Haruko's Son
Sanae Takasugi
Mrs. Akazawa
Keiko Awaji
Wakamaru, a Geisha
Ken Uehara
Masayuki Akazawa
Shinichi Himori
Ichizo
Nadao Kirino
Actor
Tanie Kitabayashi
Ichizo's Wife
Yôshirô Kusakari
Ichizo's Son
Keiji Sada
Tatsuya, Street Musician
Fujio Suga
Fujita
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Eijirō Yanagi
Iwami
Takashi Koide
Producer
Ryōtarō Kuwata
Producer
Chūji Kinoshita
Composer
Hiroshi Kusuda
Cinematographer
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Yoshiro Kawazu
Assistant Director
Ryozo Toyoshima
Lighting Technician
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Hisao Ōno
Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
A Japanese Tragedy (日本の悲劇, Nihon no higeki), also known as Tragedy of Japan, is a 1953 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. The film tells the story of a mother who has to raise two children during and after World War II, but whose children reject her. Kinoshita interspersed newsreel footage within the film in an attempt to relate the story of the film to the wider context of Japan's post-war difficulties.