
A Hen in the Wind
Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
Release Date: 1948-09-17
Drama
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Casts

Kinuyo Tanaka
as Tokiko Amamiya

Shūji Sano
as Shuichi Amamiya

Chieko Murata
as Akiko Ida

Chishū Ryū
as Kazuichiro Satake

Takeshi Sakamoto
as Hikozo Sakai

Eiko Takamatsu
as Tsune

Fumiko Okamura
as Landlady

Kōji Mitsui
as Hideo

Yoshino Tani
as Nurse 1