Japanese Tragedy

The story describes a mother who raised her two children alone, and did not hesitate to engage in black market business and even sell her body. However, the children were not grateful, and the mother finally had to commit suicide and survive. Kinoshita Keisuke is a director who is good at lyricism. In his works, you can often see beautiful images and hear pleasant soundtracks. However, this film goes against his usual style and presents a unique style. In this film, director Kinoshita uses realistic brushwork to depict a cruel story. The protagonist in the play is a woman who suffered from war, but her two children did not understand their mother's painstaking efforts at all, and selfishly and ruthlessly drove their mother to a dead end. The footage of the film is as calm and unmodified as a news reportage, but creates a shocking impact. The film was selected into the list of the top ten works of the year selected by the 1953 Film Weekly. Yuko Mochizuki, who played Haruko, won the Best Actress Award in the Mainichi Movie Selection.