Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
"Musume tsuma haha" (original title)

Director:

Mikio Naruse

Writers:

Toshirô Ide, Zenzo Matsuyama

Stars:

Setsuko Hara, Hideko Takamine, Akira Takarada

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Setsuko Hara	...	Sanae Soga
Hideko Takamine	...	Sakanishi Kazuko, Shingo's wife
Akira Takarada	...	Reiji Sakanishi
Hiroshi Koizumi	...	Hidetaka Tani
Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Shingo Kuroki
Reiko Dan	...	Haruko Sakanishi
Mitsuko Kusabue	...	Kaoru Tani
Keiko Awaji	...	MIe Tani
Daisuke Katô	...	Shusuke Tetsumoto
Ken Uehara	...	Sokei Gojo
Haruko Sugimura	...	Kayo Tani
Hiroshi Tachikawa	...	Shin Asabuki
Chieko Nakakita	...	Kiku Totsuka
Akemi Kita	...	Hostess in the bar
Chishû Ryû	...	Old man in the park

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 May 1960 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Perspecta Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Correction to my review

I previously wrote:

The heir of this thriving family business (Akira Takarada -- best known as the romantic gloomy young scientist in "Godzilla") is immediately smitten by Hara -- and she with him (despite being more than 10 years older than he is).

On further consideration, I have determined that the actor playing the part of Setsuko's heart throb is Tatsuya Nakadai (who was NOT in Godzilla). The rest of the sentence remains true, as corrected.

As to who Akira Takarada plays, I would guess (based on a shot from Godzilla) that he plays Hara's younger brother (the photographer).