Sweet Sweat (1964)
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.
Director:
Shirō Toyoda
Writer:
Yōko Mizuki
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Machiko Kyō as Umeko |
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Keiji Sada as Tatsuoka |
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Miyuki Kuwano as Takeko |
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Junko Ikeuchi as Satoko |
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Kyū Sazanka as Kaneko |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Gondo |
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Shoichi Ozawa as Fujii |
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Sadako Sawamura as Matsuko |
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Etsuko Ichihara as Sawako |
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Noriko Sengoku as Okesa's owner |
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Hiroko Sakurai as Tamako |
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Akira Nagoya as Jiro |
| Directing | Shirō Toyoda | Director |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ichirō Satō | Producer |
| Production | Hideyuki Shiino | Producer |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Production Design |
| Writing | Yōko Mizuki | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
