A Hen in the Wind (1948)
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 wife, who tells him the truth. Together, they must deal with the consequences.
Director:
Yasujirō Ozu
Writers:
Yasujirō Ozu, Ryōsuke Saitō.
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Tokiko Amamiya |
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Shūji Sano as Shuichi Amamiya |
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Chieko Murata as Akiko Ida |
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Chishū Ryū as Kazuichiro Satake |
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Hōhi Aoki as Shoichi |
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Chiyoko Ayatani as Fusako Onada |
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Reiko Minakami as Orie Noma |
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Takeshi Sakamoto as Hikozo Sakai |
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Eiko Takamatsu as Tsune |
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Chiyoko Fumiya as Fusako Onoda |
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Toshinosuke Nagao as Doctor |
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Kenzo Nakagawa as Policeman |
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Fumiko Okamura as Landlady |
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Ichirō Shimizu as Yoshikawa |
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Kōji Mitsui as Hideo |
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Kunio Teshirogi as Man |
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Yoshino Tani as Nurse 1 |
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Keiko Izumi as Nurse 2 |
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Sakae Nakayama as Nurse 3 |
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Binnosuke Nagao as Man |
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Fujiko Osafune as Ayako |
| Directing | Yasujirō Ozu | Director |
| Writing | Yasujirō Ozu | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ryōsuke Saitō | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toku Sakuma | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Yûharu Atsuta | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kenju Tsuchiya | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taizô Saitô | Costume Design |
| Directing | Kôzô Tashiro | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yoshinobu Nakagawa | Assistant Director |
| Art | Tatsuo Hamada | Art Direction |
| Art | Isamu Ishii | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Shôkichi Tsukamoto | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Senji Ito | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yoshiyasu Hamamura | Editor |
| Art | Mototsugu Komaki | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Kôzô Yamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Production | Mitsuzô Kubo | Producer |
| Production | Dai Watanabe | Supervising Producer |