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What it's about

Amorality in Japan. Tome is born into poverty in rural Japan, in the late 1910s. Chuji, her father, dotes on her; her mother is less faithful. Tome becomes a neighbor's mistress, works at his mill as World War II rages, and has a daughter. After an affair with a mill supervisor, Tome goes to Tokyo to seek her fortune. She leaves the child, Nobuko, in Chuji's care. Tome's a maid at a brothel, learns trade from the madam, enjoys the protection of a businessman whose mistress she becomes, and is soon herself the boss. As Chuji ages and Nobuko grows up with her own ideas, can Tome's self-preserving schemes provide continued comfort? Or will the mice scamper over her?

Cast and crew

Director

Shôhei Imamura

Writer

Keiji Hasebe, Shôhei Imamura

Starring

Seizaburô Kawazu, Kazuo Kitamura, Tanie Kitabayashi

Details

Released

1963-11-16

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Awards

12 wins & 1 nomination total

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