The Baby Carriage
Ubaguruma
The fourth and final Japanese entry in the 1957 Venice Film Festival, Ubagaruma is also known as The Baby Carriage. Upon discovering that her father has a mistress, a young girl befriends the "other woman" and her child. Realizing that her half-sister is doomed to being regarded as an outcast, the heroine sets about to spiritually legitimize the girl. It was difficult for the festival judges to assess the film, since it apparently had been severely edited to conform with American censorship. The judges were, however, impressed by Ubagaruma's curious blend of comedy and drama.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Jūkichi Uno
Jiro Kuwahara
Hisako Yamane
Tamako Kuwahawa
Izumi Ashikawa
Yumiko Kuwahara
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Yukihiko Sugi
Shinichi Yagi
Kyōji Aoyama
Keisuke Kawamata
Sanae Nakahara
Sachiko Kaneda
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Kôko Mori
Mariko Aizawa
Michiyo Aratama
Tomoko Aizawa
Yūjirō Ishihara
Muneo Aizawa
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Mikiko Sakai
Misako Arai
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Ichirō Saitō
Composer
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Saburō Isayama
Cinematographer