Top Cast
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Isuzu Yamada
Riyo Yazawa
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Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Tsuruishi
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Haruo Tanaka
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Jun Tatara
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Keiko Awaji
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Chieko Murata
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Masataka Kametani
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Tsuruko Mano
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Ikio Sawamura
Overview
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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