Summary A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Hiroko Hosokawa, a female lawyer, defends Mrs. Asakura, who suffocated her child in her grief after her husband died penniless following an industrial accident. The prosecutor is Hiroko's sister's husband Kono, who also sent Hiroko's fiance, Yamaoka, to jail for his liberal views during the war. Yamaoka has just been freed, but is seriously ill from his time in prison. View more details
Directed : Kenji Mizoguchi
Written : Kaneto Shindô Kôgo Noda
Stars : Shin Tokudaiji Kinuyo Tanaka Mitsuko Miura Michiko Kuwano
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 17, 1946
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Shochiku
Summary A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Hiroko Hosokawa, a female lawyer, defends Mrs. Asakura, who suffocated her child in her grief after her husband died penniless following an industrial accident. The prosecutor is Hiroko's sister's husband Kono, who also sent Hiroko's fiance, Yamaoka, to jail for his liberal views during the war. Yamaoka has just been freed, but is seriously ill from his time in prison. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 17, 1946
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Shochiku
