The film is set in immediate postwar Japan, Tokyo. Tokiko (Kinuyo Tanaka), a twenty-nine-year-old mother of a young boy of four, is waiting for her husband's repatriation from World War II. In postwar Tokyo prices are escalating and the mother rents a room in a working-class industrial district, making ends meet through dressmaking. She is supported by a long-time friend and former workmate Akiko (Chieko Murata).
One day, Tokiko's son little Hiroshi falls ill and needs to be hospitalized. Although Hiroshi subsequently recovers, the high hospital bills force Tokiko to commit one desperate act: she decides to prostitute herself for a night at an out-of-the-way establishment. When Akiko finds out about this she chides Tokiko for being stupid, and Tokiko begins to feel shame and folly even though she explains she has no other choice.
The husband, Shuichi Amamiya (Shūji Sano), finally returns from the war belatedly and the couple is blissfully reunited. However, the conversation turns to Hiroshi's recent illness and Tokiko, finding it impossible to lie, comes clean with her husband over what she has done. Shuichi flies into a rage and is totally unable to concentrate on his job for the next few days. Thoughts about his wife's "misdeed" obsesses him and he finds out from her exactly where the establishment is. Then he makes a secret visit to the place one afternoon, only to find another young, 21-year-old prostitute about to service him there. From her he realizes that her resort to prostitution is out of desperation: her father is unable to work and her younger brother is in school. Shuichi resolves to find for the girl a proper job at his workplace.
Shuichi confides his troubles to his colleague, Satake (Chishū Ryū). Satake promises to do his best to help the girl, and advises Shuichi to forgive his wife. But Shuichi states that he simply cannot help getting upset over Tokiko's act. When he returns home, Tokiko tries desperately to placate him and apologizes repeatedly over her mistake, but Shuichi treats her brutally and violently, throwing her down a flight of stairs accidentally by force. When he realizes she is hurt, he begins to get a grip over himself. An injured Tokiko limps back up the room and tries further to reconcile with Shuichi, who confesses that he too is in the wrong. They finally embrace each other desperately and promise to forget everything and start anew, relying on each other for their ultimate support.
wind, 風の中の牝鶏, kaze, naka, mendori, 1948, japanese, drama, film, directed, yasujirō, starring, kinuyo, tanaka, shūji, sano, directed, byyasujirō, ozuwritten, byyasujirō, ozuryosuke, saitostarringkinuyo, tanakashūji, sanocinematographyyuuharu, atsutaedited, byyo. A Hen in the Wind 風の中の牝鶏 Kaze no naka no mendori is a 1948 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Shuji Sano 1 A Hen in the WindDirected byYasujirō OzuWritten byYasujirō OzuRyosuke SaitoStarringKinuyo TanakaShuji SanoCinematographyYuuharu AtsutaEdited byYoshiyasu HamamuraRelease date17 September 1948 1948 09 17 Running time84 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe film is set in immediate postwar Japan Tokyo Tokiko Kinuyo Tanaka a twenty nine year old mother of a young boy of four is waiting for her husband s repatriation from World War II In postwar Tokyo prices are escalating and the mother rents a room in a working class industrial district making ends meet through dressmaking She is supported by a long time friend and former workmate Akiko Chieko Murata One day Tokiko s son little Hiroshi falls ill and needs to be hospitalized Although Hiroshi subsequently recovers the high hospital bills force Tokiko to commit one desperate act she decides to prostitute herself for a night at an out of the way establishment When Akiko finds out about this she chides Tokiko for being stupid and Tokiko begins to feel shame and folly even though she explains she has no other choice The husband Shuichi Amamiya Shuji Sano finally returns from the war belatedly and the couple is blissfully reunited However the conversation turns to Hiroshi s recent illness and Tokiko finding it impossible to lie comes clean with her husband over what she has done Shuichi flies into a rage and is totally unable to concentrate on his job for the next few days Thoughts about his wife s misdeed obsesses him and he finds out from her exactly where the establishment is Then he makes a secret visit to the place one afternoon only to find another young 21 year old prostitute about to service him there From her he realizes that her resort to prostitution is out of desperation her father is unable to work and her younger brother is in school Shuichi resolves to find for the girl a proper job at his workplace Shuichi confides his troubles to his colleague Satake Chishu Ryu Satake promises to do his best to help the girl and advises Shuichi to forgive his wife But Shuichi states that he simply cannot help getting upset over Tokiko s act When he returns home Tokiko tries desperately to placate him and apologizes repeatedly over her mistake but Shuichi treats her brutally and violently throwing her down a flight of stairs accidentally by force When he realizes she is hurt he begins to get a grip over himself An injured Tokiko limps back up the room and tries further to reconcile with Shuichi who confesses that he too is in the wrong They finally embrace each other desperately and promise to forget everything and start anew relying on each other for their ultimate support Cast editKinuyo Tanaka as Tokiko Amamiya Shuji Sano as Shuichi Amamiya Chieko Murata as Akiko Ida Chishu Ryu as Kazuichiro Satake Hohi Aoki as Shoichi Chiyoko Ayatani as Fusako Onada Reiko Mizukami as Orie Noma Takeshi Sakamoto as Hikozo Sakai Eiko Takamatsu as Tsune Kōji Mitsui as HideoRelease editIn 2011 the BFI released a Region 2 DVD of the film as a bonus feature on its dual format edition of An Autumn Afternoon 2 References edit New York Times A Hen in the Wind Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times 2011 Archived from the original on 20 May 2011 Retrieved 3 August 2008 An Autumn Afternoon Dual Format Edition BFI Archived from the original on 27 July 2010 Retrieved 15 January 2012 External links editA Hen in the Wind at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Hen in the Wind amp oldid 1180282190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
