Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (娘・妻・母, Musume • tsuma • haha) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse.[2]

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
娘・妻・母
Directed byMikio Naruse
Screenplay by
Produced bySanezumi Fujimoto
Starring
CinematographyJun Yasumoto
Edited byEiji Ooi
Music byIchirō Saitō
Production
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Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 21 May 1960 (1960-05-21) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
122 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

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Sanae, a recent widow and the eldest daughter of a family, returns to her mother, eldest brother and his brother's wife. The family argues over what to do with the money Sanae's husband left her.[2]

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Release

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Daughters, Wives and a Mother received a roadshow theatrical release at the Yūraku-za Theatre in Tokyo, Japan on 21 May 1960. It was the first Japanese film to play at the theatre since World War II.[3] It received a general release on 28 May 1960. The film was Toho's highest-grossing film production of 1960 and the eighth highest-grossing Japanese production of 1960. It was released in the United States with English subtitles by Toho International on December 1, 1978.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "娘・妻・母". Japanese Movia Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Foreign Film Distribs Leery Over Trend In Japan Vs. Roadshow Pix". Variety. 29 June 1960. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2021 – via Archive.org.
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