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A Japanese Tragedy (1953) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 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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