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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Yasuki Chiba Director
Ryōzō Kasahara Writer
Seiya Yoshida Writer
Fumiko Hayashi Story
Rokurô Nishigaki Director of Photography
Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer
Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer
Kihachi Okamoto Assistant Director
Satoru Chûko Production Design
Shitamachi Trailer
Japan 29 October 1957
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