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The Maid's Kid (1955)

The Maid's Kid poster
Original title
女中ッ子
Directed by
Tomotaka Tasaka
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 23m
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drama about a young maid working in a Japanese household. It follows her daily struggles and relationships with the family she serves.

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What happens

This article uses Eastern name order when mentioning individuals. The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese drama film directed by Tasaka Tomotaka. It is based on the novel of the same title by Yuki Shigeko. The film reached place 7 in Kinema Junpo's Top Ten list of Japanese Films of 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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