A Hen in the Wind

A Hen in the Wind

1948•1h 24m•7.1/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(58)

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.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tokiko Amamiya

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Shuichi Amamiya

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Akiko Ida

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Kazuichiro Satake

Hōhi Aoki

Shoichi

Chiyoko Ayatani

Fusako Onada

Reiko Minakami

Orie Noma

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Hikozo Sakai

Eiko Takamatsu

Tsune

Chiyoko Fumiya

Fusako Onoda

Toshinosuke Nagao

Doctor

Kenzo Nakagawa

Policeman

Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

Landlady

Ichirō Shimizu

Yoshikawa

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Hideo

Kunio Teshirogi

Man

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Nurse 1

Keiko Izumi

Nurse 2

Sakae Nakayama

Nurse 3

Binnosuke Nagao

Man

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