A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
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Ryōzō Kasahara Writer
Yasuki Chiba Director
Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer
Rokurô Nishigaki Director of Photography
Fumiko Hayashi Story
Seiya Yoshida Writer
Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer
Satoru Chûko Production Design
Kihachi Okamoto Assistant Director
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Japan 29 October 1957
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