A Hen in the Wind
Drama
Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
VIBE
A stark, emotionally devastating portrait of survival and the impossible choices faced in a world shattered by war. It's a quiet, gut-wrenching look at sacrifice and the enduring weight of guilt, leaving a profound, lingering sadness.
melancholicsomberharrowingintrospectiveslow-burnpost-war dramahumanist cinemablack-and-whitesacrificeguiltpovertymarital strain
guiltpost world war ii
