A Hen in the Wind (1948)
風の中の牝鶏
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.
- Date of release
- 1948-09-17
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (65)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
Casting
- Kinuyo Tanaka — Tokiko Amamiya
- Shūji Sano — Shuichi Amamiya
- Chieko Murata — Akiko Ida
- Chishū Ryū — Kazuichiro Satake
- Hōhi Aoki — Shoichi
- Chiyoko Ayatani — Fusako Onada
- Reiko Minakami — Orie Noma
- Takeshi Sakamoto — Hikozo Sakai
- Eiko Takamatsu — Tsune
- Chiyoko Fumiya — Fusako Onoda
- Toshinosuke Nagao — Doctor
- Kenzo Nakagawa — Policeman
Interesting facts
A Hen in the Wind is a 1948 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Shūji Sano. It was written by Ozu and Ryosuke Saito.
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