A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)
After the father of her son leaves her high and dry, Kazuko gives her child up for adoption and takes a job at a hot spring resort, watching her son being raised by the owner of a tea shop.
Director:
Seiji Hisamatsu
Writer:
Toshiro Ide
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Isuzu Yamada as Natsu, the Foster Mother |
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Michiyo Kogure as Keiko, the Mother-in-Law |
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Michiyo Aratama as Kazuko, the Birth Mother |
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Frankie Sakai as Seiji, the Father |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Kensaku, the Engineer |
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Makoto Niki as The Boy |
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Takeshi Sakamoto as Seitaro Nakahara, Seiji's father |
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Eiko Miyoshi as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother |
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Yutaka Nakayama as Katayama |
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Haruya Katō as Sakata |
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Haruo Tanaka as Mochizuki |
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Masao Oda as Tatsuzo, the Foster Father |
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Terumi Niki as Teruko, School Student |
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Akemi Ebata as Haru |
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Michiyo Tsukino as Yoshiko |
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Imari Tsuji as Yone |
| Directing | Seiji Hisamatsu | Director |
| Production | Kazuo Takimura | Producer |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Sound | Noboru Nishio | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Chihiro Imaizumi | Lighting Manager |