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1963
Not Rated
2h 3m
7.4IMDb
86%Rotten Tomatoes

Drama

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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

Release date: Nov 16, 1963
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Awards: 12 wins & 1 nomination total