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A Hen in the Wind

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Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution. A month later, her husband returns to find his desperate…

DirectorYasujirō Ozu
WritersRyōsuke Saitō·Yasujirō Ozu
ProducerMitsuzô Kubo

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Cast · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

KTKinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tokiko Amamiya
SSShūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Shuichi Amamiya
CMChieko Murata
Chieko Murata
Akiko Ida
CRChishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Kazuichiro Satake
HA
Hōhi Aoki
Shoichi
CA
Chiyoko Ayatani
Fusako Onada
RM
Reiko Minakami
Orie Noma
TSTakeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Hikozo Sakai
ET
Eiko Takamatsu
Tsune
CFChiyoko Fumiya
Chiyoko Fumiya
Fusako Onoda
TN
Toshinosuke Nagao
Doctor
KN
Kenzo Nakagawa
Policeman

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