‘Nendo no omen’ yori: kaachan (1961)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1961-03-15
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa
Writers: Masako Toyoda
Language: Japanese
Stars: Yūnosuke Itō , Yūko Mochizuki , Terumi Niki , Masako Fujimura , Keiko Hamano , Kikuko Hanaoka , Hiroshi Hayashi , Rei Ishikawa , Akira Katô , Yoshiko Katô
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: 'Nendo no omen' yori: kaachan , 「粘土のお面」よりかあちゃん (Japan)
Plot: Yoshigoro the tinsmith looks unsuccessfully for work in postwar Tokyo. His wife Oyuki must beg his former employers for loans. Her neighbors are also faring poorly; one has a terminally ill wife, another a depressed daughter. Yoshigoro's family cannot afford to pay their bills, and faces eviction. His daughter Masako lives in admiration of her teacher, Miss Kimura. As their debt grows higher, Oyuki pushes her family to survive.
IMDB:tt0361269