Kamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was retiring from the stage. That child was, in fact, the son of Takashi Yashiro, a politician with a promising future. Believing that a relationship between a politician and a female manzai comedian would bring unhappiness to Yashiro and his wife, Tsuruko changed her address and was even preparing to leave the stage. Tsuruko’s alcoholic father, having caught wind of this, snatched the child, Yoko, and squandered the small sum of money he had received from Yashiro on drinking.
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Aiko Mimasu
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Eiichi Koishi Director · Kennosuke Tateoka Screenplay Jun Tsutsui Story
First release January 10, 1950 · Produced in Japan · Original title 母椿
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Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
母椿
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Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 10, 1950
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