

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960-05-21 · 123 min · ★ 7.3
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.
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- Directors
- Mikio Naruse
- Production companies
- TOHO
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Setsuko HaraSanae Soga
Hideko TakamineKazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife
Tatsuya NakadaiKuroki Shingo
Masayuki MoriYuichiro Sakanishi
Akira TakaradaReiji Sakanishi
Mitsuko KusabueKaoru Tani
Reiko DanHaruko Sakanishi
Hiroshi KoizumiHidetaka Tani
Keiko AwajiMie Sakanishi
Daisuke KatōShusuke Tetsumoto
Haruko SugimuraKayo Tani
Ken UeharaSokei Gojo
Hiroshi TachikawaShin Asabuki
Chieko NakakitaKiku Totsuka
Akemi KitaHostess in the bar
Chishū RyūOld man in the park
Aiko MimasuAki Sakanishi
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