Nihon no higeki (1953)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Yûko Mochizuki	...	Haruko Inoue
	Yôko Katsuragi	...	Haruko's daughter
	Masami Taura	...	Haruko's son
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Keiko Awaji	...	Wakamaru, a geisha
	Shin'ichi Himori	...	Ichizo
	Nadao Kirino
	Tanie Kitabayashi	...	Ichizo's wife
	Yôshirô Kusakari	...	Ichizo's son
	Keiji Sada	...	Tatsuya, street musician
	Fujio Suga	...	Fujita
	Teiji Takahashi	...	Sato
	Sanae Takasugi	...	Mrs. Akazawa
	Jun Tatara
	Ken Uehara	...	Masayuki Akazawa, the English teacher
	Eijirô Yanagi	...	Iwami

Storyline

Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it's clear that the children, as they enter adulthood, want little to do with their mother. They have a different view of their childhood and her sacrifices: in their eyes, she abandoned them to live a life of pleasure. The self-pitying Haruko is sure her life was one of pain and humiliation, for her children. As Seiichi, now a medical student, announces his plans to let a wealthy man adopt him, and as Utako considers the offer to go away with a married man who is her English teacher, what is left for Haruko? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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