A Hen in the Wind
7.4
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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Cast
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Tokiko Amamiya
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Ugetsu
Shūji Sano
Shuichi Amamiya
Known for
There Was a Father
Early Summer
Chieko Murata
Akiko Ida
Known for
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Chishū Ryū
Kazuichiro Satake
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Hōhi Aoki
Shoichi
Known for
Late Spring
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Chiyoko Ayatani
Fusako Onada
No other roles listed
Reiko Minakami
Orie Noma
Also in
A Woman's Sorrows
Sincere Heart
Takeshi Sakamoto
Hikozo Sakai
Known for
A Story of Floating Weeds
I Was Born, But...
Eiko Takamatsu
Tsune
Known for
The Only Son
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Chiyoko Fumiya
Fusako Onoda
Known for
The Idiot
There Was a Father
Toshinosuke Nagao
Doctor
Known for
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Kenzo Nakagawa
Policeman
Also in
Doctor's Day Off
The Big Ambition
Yasujirō Ozu Director · Ryōsuke Saitō Screenplay Senji Ito Composer
First release September 17, 1948 · Produced in Japan · Original title 風の中の牝鶏
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
風の中の牝鶏
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 17, 1948
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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