Sweet Sweat

甘い汗 (original title)

1964120 min8.3Japanese

Directed by

Shirō Toyoda

Synopsis

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.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Machiko Kyō, Keiji Sada, Miyuki Kuwano, Junko Ikeuchi, Kyū Sazanka, Eitarō Ozawa, Shoichi Ozawa, Sadako Sawamura, Etsuko Ichihara, Noriko Sengoku, Hiroko Sakurai, Akira Nagoya

Writer: Yōko Mizuki (Screenplay)

Cinematographer: Kōzō Okazaki

Production Designer: Hiroshi Mizutani

Composer: Hikaru Hayashi

Producers: Ichirō Satō, Hideyuki Shiino

Production: Tokyo Eiga, TOHO

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