The quaint life of Ottavia, a widow living in Rome, is turned upside down when a young and pretty Japanese girl knocks at her door, claiming to be the daughter of her late husband, an Italian military officer who went to Japan on a secret mission during WWII and reportedly killed in action there.
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Akiko Wakabayashi
Akiko
Known for
You Only Live Twice
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Pierre Brice
Duilio
Known for
Apache Gold
Mill of the Stone Women
Giuseppe Mangione
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Lorenzo Pegoraro
Jolanda Benvenuti
Marisa Merlini
Ottavia Colasanto
Known for
The Traffic Policeman
Bread, Love and Dreams
Alfio Contini
Gaspare Cataldo
Memmo Carotenuto
Armando Piffero
Known for
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Umberto D.
Teo Usuelli
Vicky Ludovisi
Anita Colasanto
Known for
Fiasco in Milan
Luigi Filippo D'Amico Director · Ugo Guerra Screenplay Gaspare Cataldo Screenplay
First release March 23, 1961 · Produced in Italy · Languages Italian, Japanese
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Lux Film
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Pegoraro Film
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Italy
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Italian
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Italian · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · March 23, 1961
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Germany
December 1, 1961 · Theatrical
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