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Nihon no Higeki

Nihon no Higeki (1953)

Drama | 116 minutes
3,25 16 votes
1 comment

Genre: Drama

Duration: 116 minuten

Alternative titles: A Japanese Tragedy / Tragedy of Japan / 日本の悲劇

Country: Japan

Directed by: Keisuke Kinoshita

Stars: Yūko Mochizuki, Yôko Katsuragi and Masami Taura

IMDb score: 7,3 (442)

Releasedate: 17 June 1953

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Nihon no Higeki plot

At the end of the war in Japan, a widow has to make many sacrifices to raise her children, and ends up in prostitution herself. When the children are adults and a few steps up the social ladder, they are especially ashamed of their mother, who becomes increasingly desperate.

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Yūko Mochizuki Yūko Mochizuki

Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada Keiji Sada

Tatsuya

Teiji Takahashi Teiji Takahashi

Sato

Yôko Katsuragi Yôko Katsuragi

Haruko's daughter

Sanae Takasugi Sanae Takasugi

Mrs. Akazawa

Ken Uehara Ken Uehara

Masayuki Akazawa

Keiko Awaji Keiko Awaji

Wakamaru, a geisha

Shin'ichi Himori Shin'ichi Himori

Fujio Suga Fujio Suga

Fujita

Tanie Kitabayashi Tanie Kitabayashi

Ichizo's wife

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31 March 2025 at 11:17

I wasn't really aware that post-war Japan was headed for such a chaotic and economic regression. The headlines didn't lie. It's during that period that everyone is looking for their own identity and progress. The film is not very positive. People are looking for something to hold on to that isn't there.

The story of the mother who is saddled with two extremely ungrateful children is poignant. Suffocated by the prosperity of others, they blame the poverty of their mother who works her ass off to give her children a better future. Worse still, they are ashamed of their mother's situation.

Quite convincing characters and plot which made me enjoy the film. A lesser known film it turns out and in the shadow of the great Kurosawa, but I think that is unfair.

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