Sweet Sweat(1964)

movie - first aired/released 1964-09-19 - 120 min - audience 8.3

Drama

Directed by Shirō Toyoda

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.