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Kinoshita’s ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multigenerational epic about the military legacy of one Japanese family, before settling into an emotionally complex portrayal of parental love during wartime. As the mother and father of a boy shipped off to battle, Kinuyo Tanaka and Chishu Ryu locate profound depths of feeling that transcend ideology.
Original Release
12/07/1944
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chishû Ryû | Tomosuke Takagi |
| Ken Mitsuda | Tomonojo / Tomonojo, Son |
| Kazumasa Hoshino | Shintaro, Son |
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Waka |
| Ken Uehara | Nishina |
| Haruko Sugimura | Setsu |
| Shin Saburi | Captain |
| Shûji Sano | Kaneko |
| Eijirô Tôno | Sakuragi |
| Toshio Hosokawa | Hayashi |
Directors
Writers
Shôhei Hino, Patrick Rodriguez
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chishû Ryû | Tomosuke Takagi |
| Ken Mitsuda | Tomonojo / Tomonojo, Son |
| Kazumasa Hoshino | Shintaro, Son |
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Waka |
| Ken Uehara | Nishina |
| Haruko Sugimura | Setsu |
| Shin Saburi | Captain |
| Shûji Sano | Kaneko |
| Eijirô Tôno | Sakuragi |
| Toshio Hosokawa | Hayashi |
| Yasumi Hara | Takeuchi |
| Fujio Nagahama | Fujita |
| Toshio Yamazaki | |
| Jun Yokoyama |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken'ichirô Yasuda | Producer |
