A Hen in the Wind
7.1
59 votes·1948
·1h 24m
·MovieDrama
Overview
Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution. A month later, her husband returns to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together, they must deal with the consequences.
Keywords
forgivenesstokyo, japanguiltphysical abusepost world war iisick childprostitute motherguilty consciencehusband wife conflictworried motherreturn from warpost-war chaos period
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tokiko Amamiya
Shūji Sano
Shuichi Amamiya
Chieko Murata
Akiko Ida
Chishū Ryū
Kazuichiro Satake
Hōhi Aoki
Shoichi
Chiyoko Ayatani
Fusako Onada
Reiko Minakami
Orie Noma
Takeshi Sakamoto
Hikozo Sakai
Eiko Takamatsu
Tsune
Chiyoko Fumiya
Fusako Onoda
Toshinosuke Nagao
Doctor
Kenzo Nakagawa
Policeman
Fumiko Okamura
Landlady
Ichirō Shimizu
Yoshikawa
Kōji Mitsui
Hideo
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