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A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

Drama
Release Date: 1953, June 17
Directors: Keisuke Kinoshita
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Tanie Kitabayashi, Eijirō Yanagi, Yūko Mochizuki, Keiko Awaji, Ken Uehara, Keiji Sada, Yōko Katsuragi, Fujio Suga, Teiji Takahashi, Masami Taura, Sanae Takasugi, Yôshirô Kusakari

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.

Keywords:

suicide uncle shrew train travel post war english teacher abuse aunt adoptee impropriety english class