Sweet Sweat
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.
Sweet Sweat
September 19, 1964
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Cast (12)
Machiko Kyō
Umeko
Keiji Sada
Tatsuoka
Miyuki Kuwano
Takeko
Junko Ikeuchi
Satoko
Kyū Sazanka
Kaneko
Eitarō Ozawa
Gondo
Shoichi Ozawa
Fujii
Sadako Sawamura
Matsuko
Etsuko Ichihara
Sawako
Noriko Sengoku
Okesa's owner
Hiroko Sakurai
Tamako
Akira Nagoya
Jiro
Crew (7)
Directing
Shirō Toyoda
Director
Writing
Yōko Mizuki
Writer
Production
Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Ichirō Satō
Producer
Sound
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Art
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Camera
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Kōzō Okazaki
Cinematography