is a 1960 Japanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Mikio Naruse
was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967.
Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook. He made primarily shomin-geki ("common people drama") films with female protagonists, ...
.
Plot
After the death of his father, Hideo and his mother Shigeko leave
Ueda, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 157,480 in 67,783 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is , which makes it the fifth largest city in Nag ...
, for
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, where she starts a job at a
ryokan
A is a type of traditional Japanese inn that typically features ''tatami''-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner. Ryokan have existed since the eighth century A.D. du ...
, while Hideo moves in with his uncle's family. He befriends the slightly younger Junko, the daughter of Shigeko's employer Naoyo, herself the mistress of a married businessman who finances the ryokan. The two children start making repeated trips around the city together, which finally lead them to the ocean that Hideo only knows from pictures. Hideo is eventually left alone when his mother runs off with a guest and Junko moves away after her father sold her mother's business.
Cast
*Kenzaburō Ōsawa as Hideo
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Nobuko Otowa
was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994.
A graduate of Takarazuka Girl's Opera School, Otowa was first signed to Daiei studios, before becoming a freelance actress by the early 1950s. After starring in ...
as Shigeko, Hideo's mother
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Kamatari Fujiwara
was a Japanese actor.
Fujiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to take on serious roles.
Early life and career
Early life
Fujiwara was born on ...
as Hideo's uncle
*Natsuko Kahara as Hideo's aunt
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Yosuke Natsuki
was a Japanese actor. He had participated twice in the Dakar Rally as a racing driver.
He did a lot of work for the Toho Company and made his debut in the film ''The H-Man''. He appeared in Akira Kurosawa's ''Yojimbo'' in 1961. In the same year ...
as Shotaro
*Futaba Ichiki as Junko (as Futaba Hitotsugi)
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Murasaki Fujima
was a Japanese actress and dancer who also acted in more than 75 films.
Dance career
A child prodigy and daughter of the president of Nippon Medical School, Fujima ultimately became a Grand Master of the Fujima style, one of the five major schoo ...
as Naoyo, Junko's mother
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Daisuke Katō
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in over 200 films, including Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'', ''Rashomon'', ''Yojimbo'', and ''Ikiru''. He also worked repeatedly for noted directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi.
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as Tomioka
*Hisako Hara as Harue
*Seizaburō Kawazu as Kasao
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Kin Sugai
(28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award for '' The Funeral''. Sugai is famous for her role as Sen Nakamura in the jidaigeki drama Hissatsu series.
Sh ...
as ryokan maid
References
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1960 films
1960 drama films
Japanese drama films
Films directed by Mikio Naruse
Toho films
Films scored by Ichirō Saitō
1960s Japanese films