The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mother in pre-war Japan.
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Cast
19 people
Chikage Awashima
Nobuko Miki
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Early Spring
Masami Taura
Makoto Musuko, Nobuko's son
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
Early Spring
Tokuji Kobayashi
Nobuko's father
Known for
One Wonderful Sunday
Kumeko Urabe
Nobuko's mother
Known for
Ikiru
Hachiko
Fujio Suga
brother Daisuke
Known for
New Tale of Zatoichi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Ken Uehara
Kujō, Nobuko's husband
Known for
Repast
Mothra
Mitsuko Kusabue
Yumiko Kagami
Known for
Yearning
Jigen Daisuke
Toshiko Kobayashi
Sumiko
Known for
Cruel Story of Youth
Twenty-Four Eyes
Shozo Suzuki
Aoshima
Also in
Tokyo Story
Wedding Ring
Hitomi Nozoe
Midori, Aoshima's younger sister
Known for
Floating Weeds
Sachiko Murase
Aoshima's mother
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Eiichi Sugasawara
Shojiro Enami
Also in
Flying in the Air
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Noboru Nakamura Director · Yōko Mizuki Screenplay Yuzo Yamamoto Author
First release January 29, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 女の一生
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
女の一生
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 29, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
July 28, 1958 · Theatrical
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