Underplayed Gems

A Hen in the Wind (1948)

A Hen in the Wind poster
Original title
風の中の牝鶏
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman struggles to survive while her husband is away after the war. She makes a difficult choice to support herself and her child, and must face the consequences when her husband returns.

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What happens

A Hen in the Wind (風の中の牝鶏, Kaze no naka no mendori) is a 1948 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Shūji Sano. It was written by Ozu and Ryosuke Saito. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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