Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (娘・妻・母, Musume • tsuma • haha) is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse. The film stars Setsuko Hara as a recent widow and the eldest daughter of an family who return to her mother (Aiko Mimasu), brother (Masayuki Mori) and his wife (Hideko Takamine). The family argues over what to do with the money her husband left her.[1]

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Directed by	Mikio Naruse
Produced by	Sanezumi Fujimoto[1]
Screenplay by	Toshirō Ide Zenzo Matsuyama[1]
Starring	Setsuko Hara Masayuki Mori Hideko Takamine
Music by	Ichirō Saitō[1]
Cinematography	Jun Yasumoto[1]
Production company	Toho[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	21 May 1960 (1960-05-21) (Japan)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Country	Japan

Release

Daughters, Wives and a Mother received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on 21 May 1960.[1] It received a general release on 28 May 1960.[1] The film was Toho's highest-grossing film production of 1960 and the eight highest grossing domestic production of 1960.[1] It was released in the United States with English subtitles by Toho International on December 1, 1978.[1]

References

Footnotes

1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 170.

Sources

• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved October 29, 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)