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title: 'A Japanese Tragedy (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Keisuke Kinoshita'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-japanese-tragedy-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046127/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

1953 · 116 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 日本の悲劇

## Synopsis

A Japanese Tragedy , also known as Tragedy of Japan, is a 1953 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. The film tells the story of a widowed mother who turns to prostitution to raise two children during and after World War II, but her children, ashamed of her, reject her. It was ranked as the 6th best film of the year in 1953 by Kinema Junpo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Keisuke Kinoshita](https://cinepixo.com/people/keisuke-kinoshita)
- **Screenplay:** [Keisuke Kinoshita](https://cinepixo.com/people/keisuke-kinoshita)

## Cast

- [Ken Uehara](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-uehara)
- [Yūko Mochizuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuko-mochizuki)
- [Keiji Sada](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiji-sada)
- [Teiji Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/teiji-takahashi)
- [Keiko Awaji](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-awaji)

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