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A Hen in the Wind

A Hen in the Wind

Drama
1948, Movie, 1h 24min
Perhaps Yasujiro Ozu’s darkest film, this devastating account of Japan’s wartime realities follows the struggles of Tokiko (Kinuyo Tanaka), a mother who is forced to turn to sex work in order to pay off her ill son’s medical bills. When her husband (Shuji Sano) returns home from the war, her suffering is compounded by his refusal to forgive her actions. Anchored by a searing performance from the great Tanaka, A HEN IN THE WIND balances emotionally charged melodrama with Ozu’s characteristic subtlety.
Country: Japan
Director:
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast:
Chishū Ryū,
Kinuyo Tanaka,
Yoshino Tani,
Takeshi Sakamoto
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Cast & Crew

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Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Chishū Ryū
As Kazuichiro Satake
Kinuyo Tanaka
As Tokiko Amamiya
Yoshino Tani
As Nurse 1
Takeshi Sakamoto
As Hikozo Sakai
Kōji Mitsui
As Hideo
Fumiko Okamura
As Landlady
Shūji Sano
As Shuichi Amamiya

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