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Tragedy of Japan

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Haruko shelters her son and daughter as they grow up after World War II, and as they enter adulthood, both children abandon their mother to pursue a life of pleasure.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/15/2011
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A brilliant but bleak tragic family drama by prolific master Japanese filmmaker Keisuke Kinoshita. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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acsdoug D @acsdoug 05/08/2023 The movie tries to have it both ways, a portrayal of Japan's post war economic and political reform coupled with a melodrama that is definitely tragic as the title implies, but not particularly interesting. See more Read all reviews
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Keisuke Kinoshita

Director

Keiko Awaji

Wakamaru a geisha

Yoko Katsuragi

Haruko's daughter

Nadao Kirino

Actor

Yûko Mochizuki

Haruko Inoue

Keiji Sada

Tatsuya street musician
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Synopsis Haruko shelters her son and daughter as they grow up after World War II, and as they enter adulthood, both children abandon their mother to pursue a life of pleasure.
Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Producer
Takashi Koide, Ryôtarô Kuwata
Screenwriter
Keisuke Kinoshita
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 30, 1979, Original
Runtime
1h 56m