Sweet Sweat

This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to keep her family together. Her 17-year-old daughter Takeko becomes increasingly upset by her mother's constant drinking and yakuza boyfriend, and runs away from home. Kyo's performance was highly praised.

• Shirō ToyodaDirector
• Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
• Yōko MizukiScreenplay

• Machiko KyōUmeko
• Keiji SadaTatsuoka
• Miyuki KuwanoTakeko
• Junko IkeuchiSatoko
• Kyū SazankaKaneko
• Eitarō OzawaGondo
• Shoichi OzawaFujii
• Sadako SawamuraMatsuko
• Etsuko IchiharaSawako
• Noriko SengokuOkesa's owner
• Hiroko SakuraiTamako
• Akira NagoyaJiro