The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Mikio NaruseDirector
- Tadao IkedaScreenplay
- Masao KogaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sumiko KurishimaOmitsu
- Tatsuo SaitōMizuhara, Omitsu's husband
- Teruko KojimaFumi, Omitsu's son
- Jun AraiNeighbor
- Mitsuko YoshikawaNeighbor's wife
- Takeshi SakamotoCast
- Kenji OyamaCast
- Shigeru OguraCast
- Chōko IidaLandlady
- Ranko SawaCast
- Tsuruko KumoiWaitress #1
- Teruko WakamizuWaitress #2
Stills
Themes
sontokyo, japansingle mothersilent filmhusband