2 Movies Starring Shèji Sano

A Hen in the Wind

A Hen in the Wind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-09-17

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

84 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (734 Reviews)

Director:

Yasujirè Ozu

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Yasujirè Ozu

Ryèsuke Saitè

Fullplot:

A man returns from World War II to find his desperate wife has resorted to one night of prostitution to pay for their son's hospital bills.

Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-12-22

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

86 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (295 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

A girl who had left her small Japanese village for the excitement and adventure of the big city--in this case, Tokyo--returns home years later for a visit. However, scandal erupts when the villagers find out what she has been doing in Tokyo all these years--she's a stripper.

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