In suburban Tokyo in 1945, years of war and concentrated air raids by US forces have left the city in tatters and the population poor, tired, and hungry. The 19-year-old Satoko and her mother bide their time working nominal jobs and trying to stave off hunger. A displaced aunt turns up looking for shelter, but she is just another hungry mouth to feed. Satoko is becoming a woman and is drawn to the only eligible man in the neighborhood. This is a decidedly quiet film that focuses on a single character and her survival in dire circumstances in the spring of her life.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Fumi Nikaido, Hiroki Hasegawa, Youki Kudoh, Yasuko Tomita, Go Riju, Koichi Ueda
Crew: Haruhiko Arai (Director), Haruhiko Arai (Screenplay), Yûichi Takai (Novel), Akira Morishige (Producer), 森洋亮 (Production Manager), Chieko Suzaki (Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Yoshimoto Creative Agency, Studio3
Runtime: 130 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 01, 2015
IMDb: 5.7
Keywords:world war ii, tokyo, japan
