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A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

Drama

1h 56m

June 17, 1953 (72 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Haruko Inoue

Birthday: January 28, 1917

36 December 1, 1977 (60)
Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Tatsuya

Birthday: December 9, 1926

26 August 17, 1964 (37)
Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Sato

Birthday: October 20, 1926

26 November 3, 1959 (33)
Yōko Katsuragi

Yōko Katsuragi

Haruko's daughter

Birthday: April 6, 1930

23 March 1, 2007 (76)
Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

Mrs. Akazawa

Birthday: October 8, 1918

34 November 26, 1995 (77)
Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Masayuki Akazawa

Birthday: October 7, 1909

43 November 23, 1991 (82)
Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Wakamaru, a geisha

Birthday: July 17, 1933

19 January 11, 2014 (80)
Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

-

Birthday: January 10, 1907

46 September 12, 1959 (52)
Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Fujita

Birthday: July 27, 1919

33 July 20, 1998 (78)
Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Ichizo's wife

Birthday: May 21, 1911

42 April 27, 2010 (98)