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  1. A Japanese Tragedy (日本の悲劇, Nihon no higeki), also known as Tragedy of Japan, is a 1953 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. The film tells the story of a mother who has to raise two children during and after World War II, but whose children reject her.

  2. May 30, 1979 · A Japanese Tragedy: Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. With Yûko Mochizuki, Yôko Katsuragi, Masami Taura, Keiko Awaji. Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered.

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    • Drama
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
    • 1979-05-30
  3. At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home.

  4. A Japanese Tragedy. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita • 1953 • Japan Starring Yuko Mochizuki, Yoko Katsuragi Having lost her husband in World War II, a woman struggles to raise her children in postwar Japan.

  5. At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home.

    • (269)
    • Shochiku
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
  6. A Japanese Tragedy. Summaries. Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it's clear that the children, as they enter adulthood, want little to do with their mother.

  7. 116 minutes. One of Kinoshitas most beautiful films, as well as perhaps his most critical, A Japanese Tragedy opens with a powerful montage of newsreel footage and newspaper headlines that illustrate the economic struggles of everyday people in postwar Japan.