Year: 1960
Runtime: 79 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Mikio Naruse
A single mother from the countryside moves to Tokyo with her sixth‑grade son. She leaves the boy in the care of his uncle’s family while she attempts to revive a struggling grocery shop and takes a job at a local inn. At the inn the boy becomes friends with the innkeeper’s daughter, forging a tender connection amid the challenges.
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