Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Stars: Yûko Mochizuki, Yôko Katsuragi, Masami Taura
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it’s clear that the children, as they enter adulthood, want little to do with their mother. They have a different view of their childhood and her sacrifices: in their eyes, she abandoned them to live a life of pleasure.