Wagakoyue ni
Born into a poor farming family, Yukie left home with her only son Ryokichi, leaving her grandfather Heisaku behind, to search for her husband Ryohei, who had run away. Ryohei was working in a coal mine in Hokkaido, but he was already living with a woman named Otami, who was pregnant with his child. With no time to wallow in despair, Yukie resolved to work single-handedly to support Ryokichi, but no matter how hard she worked, she could not provide for him adequately. Yet, thinking of Ryokichi’s future, she could not bring herself to die, so she took a job as a barmaid at Yamagataya, living on the premises.
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Cast
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Yukiko Todoroki
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Akihiko Katayama
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Mother
The Lady of Musashino
Bontarō Miake
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Sansho the Bailiff
Street of Shame
Ryuji Kita
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An Autumn Afternoon
Tokyo Drifter
東曜一
小崎次郎
Chōko Iida
Known for
The Only Son
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
西村秀子
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Utako's Story
Yuki Chisaka
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Masquerade Ball
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Fumiko Odagiri
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Utako's Story
Yakyukyō jidai
Isamu Kosugi Director · Yasutaro Yagi Screenplay Yoshirō Aramaki Screenplay
First release May 30, 1949 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Film
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Toyoko Eiga
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Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
わが子ゆえに
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 30, 1949
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