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At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
Cast
Yūko Mochizuki, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi, Yōko Katsuragi, Sanae Takasugi, Ken Uehara, Keiko Awaji, Shinichi Himori, Fujio Suga, Tanie Kitabayashi, Jun Tatara, Masami Taura
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