A Hen in the Wind
Original title: Kaze no naka no mendori
1948 · 1 h 24 min
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka 
Shūji Sano 
Chieko Murata 
Chishū Ryū Hôhi Aoki Chiyoko Fumiya
Credits
Written by: 
Yasujirō Ozu
Plot
Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII, and takes a desperate step when their son falls ill.
Sinekatalog’s take
Yasujiro Ozu's postwar drama is bleak and painful, one of his rare dark films, though it ends on grace.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,290 votes)
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