Taki dedicated her life to her daughter Miyoko, but they were separated by Taki's parents-in-law. Many years later, they reunite in a party, but Taki falls gravely ill with a long disease. During those years, Miyoki studies Medicine and will be finally able to help her mother.
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Aiko Mimasu
Known for
Street of Shame
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Nobuo Nakamura
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Tokyo Story
High and Low
Yuko Yashio
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The Blue Sky Maiden
Brooba
兵頭ますみ
Toshiyuki Ohara
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Warm Current
Bridge of Japan
Ken Mitsuda
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Ballad of Narayama
Sachiko Murase
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Eiji Funakoshi
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Fires on the Plain
Yoshiko Fujita
Also in
The Blue Sky Maiden
Yakuza Law
Fumiko Okamura
Known for
Scandal
A Hen in the Wind
Mizue Shiratori
Also in
Hahakozuru
Haha yamahiko
Kansho Yoshii
Also in
A Pebble by the Wayside
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Kazuhiko Saimura Director · Kazuo Funahashi Screenplay Nobuo Munekawa Cinematographer
First release August 3, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 母笛子笛
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
母笛子笛
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 3, 1955
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