Kaze no naka no mendori aka A Hen in the Wind (1948)

Rating: 8.0/10 143 votes
Runtime: 84 min
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Color: Black and White
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040505/

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Cast:
Kinuyo Tanaka ... Tokiko Amamiya
Shûji Sano ... Shuichi Amamiya
Chieko Murata ... Akiko Ida
Chishu Ryu ... Kazuichiro Satake
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hohi Aoki ... Shoichi
Chiyoko Ayatani ... Fusako Onada
Reiko Mizukami ... Orie Noma
Takeshi Sakamoto ... Hikozo Sakai
Eiko Takamatsu ... Tsune

Description: Kaze no Naka no Mendori deals with a very serious social problem of the time -- the return of those away at war. Frequently supposed dead and often delayed by years after the war's end, returning soldiers came back to families that had had to make all manner of compromises and sacrifices related to their absence. Often the returnees found that their wives had re-married, or worse...

This is one such story. Unusual for Ozu in that it depicts actual physical family violence. A bit shocking if you are used to his other films, in which disapproval is often expressed with raised eyebrows and silence.

A good film with fine performances.

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