A Hen in the Wind (1948)
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.
- Released
- 1948-09-17
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yasujirō Ozu, Yasujirō Ozu, Ryōsuke Saitō
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 65 votes
Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Tokiko Amamiya
- Shūji Sano as Shuichi Amamiya
- Chieko Murata as Akiko Ida
- Chishū Ryū as Kazuichiro Satake
- Hōhi Aoki as Shoichi
- Chiyoko Ayatani as Fusako Onada
- Reiko Minakami as Orie Noma
- Takeshi Sakamoto as Hikozo Sakai
- Eiko Takamatsu as Tsune
- Chiyoko Fumiya as Fusako Onoda
- Toshinosuke Nagao as Doctor
- Kenzo Nakagawa as Policeman
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