Mother and Child (1938)

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his neglected mistress, as she struggles to ease her mother's loneliness, while also having an affair with her father's subordinate.

Cast (22)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kinuyo Tanaka

Chieko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Orin, Her Mother

Shin Saburi

Terao

Reikichi Kawamura

Kudō

Shin Tokudaiji

Kōkichi

Mitsuko Mito

Shigeko

Tatsuo Saitō

Okabe

Fumiko Katsuragi

Mrs. Kudo

K

Kiyoshi Aono

Shigeko's Father

E

Eiko Takamatsu

Lodging House Keeper

C

Chizuko Matsuo

Omatsu

K

Kaoru Seki

Shimaiko

M

Misuzu Okawa

School girl

K

Kosaku Nanbu

Secretary

K

Kawanori Nakao

Executive

E

Einosuke Naka

Executive

Kanji Kawara

Executive

S

Shusuke Kake

Executive

Kenichi Miyajima

Executive

Akio Isono

Office clerk

T

Teru Kawana

Masao Hayama

Waiter

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