Culterix
A Japanese Tragedy
Drama
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
Directed by: Keisuke Kinoshita
Cast: Yūko Mochizuki, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi, Yōko Katsuragi, Sanae Takasugi, Ken Uehara, Keiko Awaji, Shinichi Himori
Short Cuts
The Last Emperor
Blind Chance
Romeo + Juliet
Once Were Warriors
The Tin Drum
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Suffocated