The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese drama film directed by Tasaka Tomotaka. It is based on the novel of the same title by Yuki Shigeko.[1][2][3]

The Maid's Kid
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Directed byTasaka Tomotaka
Screenplay by
  • Tasaka Tomotaka
  • Susaki Katsuya
Based onJochūkko
by Yuki Shigeko
Produced byAshida Shozo
Starring
CinematographyIsayama Saburo
Edited byTsujii Masanori
Music byIfukube Akira
Production
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Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • 26 June 1955 (1955-06-26) (Japan)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The film reached place 7 in Kinema Junpo's Top Ten list of Japanese Films of 1955.[4]

Plot

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In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her family. She grows close to their youngest son Katsumi, experiencing things that will change her view on life.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "女中ッ子". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ "女中ッ子". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "女中ッ子". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ "1955年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema 1987 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ "女中ッ子". Nikkatsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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