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1953 · 116 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Starring
Tanie Kitabayashi, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi, Masami Taura, Yôko Katsuragi, Shin'ichi Himori

Set just after World War II, a widowed mother sacrifices to raise her son and daughter, who resent their poverty and disdain the modest life she can offer as a maid. As the children increasingly abandon her in pursuit of material comforts, her anguish deepens, leaving her in overwhelming despair. Her silent suffering mirrors post‑war reality.

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