Storyline
On the outskirts of Tokyo, a family of Mitsu Nakahara lives in one of the small huts surrounded by barracks and tin pens. Mitsu's husband died in the war, and she was left alone with four children and works as a day laborer. The eldest daughter Haruko, who is already nineteen years old, works in a clothing store, the second daughter Natsuko works in a restaurant, a schoolboy Akio is studying carpentry, and even the youngest Fuyuko helps her mother by working as a nanny in a neighboring house. Nearby lives a widowed electrician Tokuji Yamada with two boys - Norio and Tatsuo. He has a widowed daughter, Sakiko, who, along with a small child, ran away from home, as she is going through hard times. At Haruko's suggestion, Mitsu and Tokuji get married, and it would seem that happiness smiles on their new family, but it turned out to be short-lived…
Cast & Crew
Yukiko Todoroki
Mitsu Nakahara
Lead
Hitomi Nozoe
Natsuko
Shinichi Himori
Tokuji Yamada
Masami Taura
Norio
Takeshi Sakamoto
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Toyo Takahashi
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Fusako Maki
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Mutsuko Sakura
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What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tsuneo Tabata's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Sunny house is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
