Sweet Sweat
7.5
This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to keep her family together. Her 17-year-old daughter Takeko becomes increasingly upset by her mother's constant drinking and yakuza boyfriend, and runs away from home. Kyo's performance was highly praised.
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Cast
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Machiko Kyō
Umeko
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Keiji Sada
Tatsuoka
Known for
Good Morning
An Autumn Afternoon
Shirō Toyoda
Also in
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Yōko Mizuki
Also in
Hiden: Haragei 18-ban
Competitive Female Yakuza: 28 Sexual
Ichirō Satō
Miyuki Kuwano
Takeko
Known for
Red Beard
Cruel Story of Youth
Hideyuki Shiino
Junko Ikeuchi
Satoko
Known for
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Kyū Sazanka
Kaneko
Known for
Yojimbo
The Bad Sleep Well
Eitarō Ozawa
Gondo
Known for
Ugetsu
The Return of Godzilla
Shoichi Ozawa
Fujii
Known for
The Pornographers
The Ballad of Narayama
Sadako Sawamura
Matsuko
Known for
Good Morning
Street of Shame
Shirō Toyoda Director · Yōko Mizuki Screenplay Hikaru Hayashi Composer
United States release September 24, 1965 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Tokyo Eiga
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
甘い汗
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 19, 1964
Theatrical
United States · September 24, 1965
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