Tsuyako

In postwar Japan, Tsuyako, a factory worker and mother, must decide between duty and love, her family and her freedom.

Cast

Sachiko Katsumata

as Tsuyako

Miho Fujima

as Yoshie

Sonoe Mizoguchi

as Fune

Shinji Ozeki

as Kinya

Chieko Ichikawa

as Older Yoshie

Yuki Kimura

as Harue

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