Man in the Storm

1h 26min

Drama

Returning from wartime China, Keiichi reunites with his mother Inako and adopted sister Tomi. He becomes drawn to Tomi’s beauty, and his mother appears supportive. But Keiichi soon meets Tsuneko, a former wartime nurse who has borne his child. Faced with a summons to stand trial for wartime atrocities, he entrusts Tomi and his son to Inako, then voluntarily turns himself in—believing he must answer not just to Japan, but to the world’s conscience.

Cast

Yaeko Mizutani

Yaeko Mizutani

Keiichi's mother Ineko
Hatae Kishi

Hatae Kishi

Tsuneko Murasato
Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Tomi Tsuboi
Yōichi Numata

Yōichi Numata

Keiichi Ogata
Yasumi Hara

Yasumi Hara

Minoru Nagae
Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Young Chinese man
Tsuneo Katagiri

Tsuneo Katagiri

Chinese officer
Michiyo Naoki

Michiyo Naoki

Nagae's wife Rie
Suzuko Oshima

Suzuko Oshima

Young man's mother

Release date

7th Feb 1952

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語