A Hen in the Wind

A Hen in the Wind

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Release Date

9/17/1948

Runtime

84 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A devastating portrait of moral compromise born from desperation, where survival comes at a devastating emotional cost. The film traces how one act of sacrifice between husband and wife becomes an almost unbridgeable chasm, testing whether love can survive the weight of shame and judgment.

Mood

MelancholicTenseBittersweet

Themes

FamilyRedemptionLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Sexual content

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