Musume wa kaku kōgi suru

A story about a high school sophomore, Uzumi Keiko (Kyoko Kami), in a coastal Japanese city, Keiko’s coming-of-age story centers on her strained relationship with her mother and her entanglement in social misunderstandings at school. Her journey reflects postwar Japan’s evolving attitudes toward youth, gender, and family honor, as personal choices become public matters.

Country:

Japan

Genre:
Duration:

85 minutes

Year:

1952

Director:

Yūzō Kawashima

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Company:

Shochiku

Cast:
Kuniko Igawa

Minoru Ōki

Kyoko Kami

Haruyo Ichikawa

Yōko Katsuragi

Crew:
Yūzō Kawashima

Director

Tsutomu Sawamura

Screenplay

Nobu Koito

Novel

Chūji Kinoshita

Music