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Sweet Sweat (1964)

Sweet Sweat (1964)

Drama
Release Date: 1964, September 19
Directors: Shirō Toyoda
Countries: Japan
Production: Tokyo Eiga, TOHO
Cast: Etsuko Ichihara, Noriko Sengoku, Akira Nagoya, Kyū Sazanka, Machiko Kyō, Miyuki Kuwano, Eitarō Ozawa, Shoichi Ozawa, Keiji Sada, Sadako Sawamura, Hiroko Sakurai, Junko Ikeuchi

Overview:

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.

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