A Woman's Sorrows (1937)
Young Hiroko’s conservative principles place her at odds with most modern women, as she has already submitted to her mother’s choice of man for any marriage prospect. Wed into an affluent family that practically treats her as a housemaid, locked away like a 'doll' by her estimation, Hiroko’s own submission to traditional thinking brings contradictions to light.
Director:
Mikio Naruse
Writers:
Chikao Tanaka, Mikio Naruse.
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Takako Irie as |
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Masako Tsutsumi as |
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Chizuko Kanda as |
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Ranko Sawa as |
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Reiko Minakami as |
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Tamae Kiyokawa as |
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Namiko Hatsuse as |
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Hideo Saeki as |
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Heihachirō Ōkawa as |
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Hyo Kitazawa as |
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Kaoru Itō as |
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Kō Mihashi as |
| Directing | Mikio Naruse | Director |
| Writing | Mikio Naruse | Story |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Camera | Mitsuo Miura | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Chikao Tanaka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mikio Naruse | Screenplay |
| Art | Masao Tozuka | Settings |
| Sound | Yûji Dôgen | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Yoshi Eguchi | Music Director |