The Maid's Kid
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Directed by | Tasaka Tomotaka |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Jochūkko by Yuki Shigeko |
Produced by | Ashida Shozo |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Isayama Saburo |
Edited by | Tsujii Masanori |
Music by | Ifukube Akira |
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Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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.[1][2][3]
The film reached place 7 in Kinema Junpo's Top Ten list of Japanese Films of 1955.[4]
Plot
In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her family. She grows close to their youngest son Katsumi, experiencing things that will change her view on life.[5]
Cast
- Hidari Sachiko as Orimoto Hatsu
- Iba Teruo as Kajiki Katsumi
- Sano Shūji as Kajiki Kyohei
- Todoroki Yukiko as Kajiki Umeko
- Tanabe Yasuo as Kajiki Yukio
- Higashiyama Chieko as Hatsu's Mother
- Takada Toshie as Nomura Hiroko
- Shishido Jō as Wakatsuki
- Hosokawa Chikako as Mrs. Noro
References
- ^ "女中ッ子". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "女中ッ子". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "女中ッ子". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "1955年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema 1987 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "女中ッ子". Nikkatsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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