Year: 1953
Runtime: 116 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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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