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.
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| Directing | Yasujirō Ozu | Director |
| Sound | Senji Itô | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toku Sakuma | Hairstylist |
| Production | Kenju Tsuchiya | Production Manager |
| Editing | Yoshiyasu Hamamura | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taizô Saitô | Costume Design |
| Directing | Kôzô Tashiro | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Yûharu Atsuta | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mototsugu Komaki | Set Decoration |
| Art | Tatsuo Hamada | Art Direction |
| Art | Isamu Ishii | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Kôzô Yamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yoshinobu Nakagawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shôkichi Tsukamoto | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ryōsuke Saitō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yasujirō Ozu | Screenplay |
| Production | Mitsuzô Kubo | Producer |
| Production | Dai Watanabe | Supervising Producer |
