A Hen in the Wind (1948)
Kaze no naka no mendori
84 min
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.
- Release date
- September 17, 1948
- Country of origin
- Japan
Where to watch
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Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Tokiko Amamiya
- Shūji Sano as Shuichi Amamiya
- Chieko Murata as Akiko Ida
- Chishū Ryū as Kazuichiro Satake
- Hôhi Aoki as Shoichi
- Reiko Minakami as Orie Noma
- Takeshi Sakamoto as Hikozo Sakai
- Eiko Takamatsu as Tsune
- Chiyoko Fumiya as Fusako Onada
- Binnosuke Nagao as Doctor
- Fumiko Okamura as Landlady
- Ichirô Shimizu as Yoshikawa
- Kōji Mitsui as Hideo
- Keiko Izumi as Nurse #2
Crew
- Yasujirō Ozu · Director
- Yasujirō Ozu · Writer
- Ryōsuke Saitō · Writer
- Mitsuzô Kubo · Producer
- Senji Itō · Composer
- Yūharu Atsuta · Cinematographer
- Yoshiyasu Hamamura · Editor