A Japanese Tragedy
1953, Japanese. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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A Japanese Tragedy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Keisuke KinoshitaDirector
- Yūko MochizukiHaruko Inoue
- Keiji SadaTatsuya
- Teiji TakahashiSato
- Yōko KatsuragiHaruko's daughter
- Sanae TakasugiMrs. Akazawa
- Ken UeharaMasayuki Akazawa
- Keiko AwajiWakamaru, a geisha
- Shinichi HimoriCast
- Fujio SugaFujita
- Tanie KitabayashiIchizo's wife
- Jun TataraCast
- Masami TauraHaruko's son
Details
- Released
- 17 June 1953
- Original title
- 日本の悲劇
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
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A Japanese Tragedy runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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A Japanese Tragedy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Japanese Tragedy?
A Japanese Tragedy (1953) was directed by Keisuke Kinoshita and stars Yūko Mochizuki, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi.