Sweet Sweat (1964)

This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to keep her family together. Her 17-year-old daughter Takeko becomes increasingly upset by her mother's constant drinking and yakuza boyfriend, and runs away from home. Kyo's performance was highly praised.

Released Sept. 19, 1964 120 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, aspectratio.2-35-1

Production Companies: Tokyo Eiga Co., Ltd., Toho

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese