Film
Sweet Sweat
1964 · 2h · Drama
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- 7.8
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Overview
This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to keep her family together. Her 17-year-old daughter Takeko becomes increasingly upset by her mother's constant drinking and yakuza boyfriend, and runs away from home. Kyo's performance was highly praised.
Cast
Machiko Kyō
Umeko
Keiji Sada
Tatsuoka
Miyuki Kuwano
Takeko
Junko Ikeuchi
Satoko
Kyū Sazanka
Kaneko
Eitarō Ozawa
Gondo
Shoichi Ozawa
Fujii
Sadako Sawamura
Matsuko
Etsuko Ichihara
Sawako
Noriko Sengoku
Okesa's owner
Hiroko Sakurai
Tamako
Akira Nagoya
Jiro
Crew
- Shirō ToyodaDirector
- Yōko MizukiScreenplay
- Ichirō SatōProducer
- Hideyuki ShiinoProducer
- Kōzō OkazakiDirector of Photography
- Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 19, 1964
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h
- Genres
- Drama
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