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.
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Cast
Machiko Kyō
as Umeko
Machiko Kyō (Japanese: 京 マチ子 Hepburn: Kyō Machiko, March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019) was a Japanese actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s. She rose to extraordinary domestic praise...
Keiji Sada
as Tatsuoka
Keiji Sada was a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Actor at the 7th Blue Ribbon Awards for Anata Kaimasu (I Will Buy You) and Taifū Sōdōki (Typhoon). He was the father of the actor Kiichi Naka...
Miyuki Kuwano
as Takeko
Miyuki Kuwano (桑野美雪) was born on July 17, 1942 in Yokohama, Japan. She is an actress, known for Three Outlaw Samurai (1964), Equinox Flower (1958) and Red Beard (1965). She is the daughter of Michiko...
Junko Ikeuchi
as Satoko
Kyū Sazanka
as Kaneko
Kyū Sazanka (山茶花 究 Sazanka Kyū, born April 1, 1914 – March 4, 1971) was a Japanese actor..
Eitarō Ozawa
as Gondo
Eitaro Ozawa (小沢 栄太郎, Ozawa Eitarō, 27 March 1909 – 23 April 1988) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988..
Director
Shirō Toyoda
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