A Hen in the Wind
7.1
65 votes
September 17, 1948
1h 24m
Overview
Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution. A month later, her husband returns to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together, they must deal with the consequences.
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Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tokiko Amamiya
Shūji Sano
Shuichi Amamiya
Chieko Murata
Akiko Ida
Chishū Ryū
Kazuichiro SatakeHōhi Aoki
ShoichiChiyoko Ayatani
Fusako OnadaReiko Minakami
Orie Noma
Takeshi Sakamoto
Hikozo SakaiEiko Takamatsu
Tsune
Chiyoko Fumiya
Fusako OnodaToshinosuke Nagao
DoctorKenzo Nakagawa
Policeman
Fumiko Okamura
Landlady
Ichirō Shimizu
Yoshikawa
Kōji Mitsui
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