A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
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Isuzu Yamada
Riyo Yazawa
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Tsuruishi
Haruo Tanaka
Jun Tatara
Keiko Awaji
Chieko Murata
Masataka Kametani
Tsuruko Mano
Ikio Sawamura
Jirô Suzukawa
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