The Maid's Kid

*The Maid's Kid*
The Maid's Kid
	Film poster
Directed by	Tasaka Tomotaka
Screenplay by	Tasaka Tomotaka; Susaki Katsuya;
Based on	Jochūkko; by Yuki Shigeko
Produced by	Ashida Shozo
Starring	Hidari Sachiko; Iba Teruo; Sano Shūji; Todoroki Yukiko;
Cinematography	Isayama Saburo
Edited by	Tsujii Masanori
Music by	Ifukube Akira
Production; company	Nikkatsu
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	26 June 1955 (Japan);
Running time	142 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

This article uses Eastern name order when mentioning individuals.

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.

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

Plot

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.

Cast

Hidari Sachiko as Orimoto Hatsu
Iba Teruo as Kajiki Katsumi
Sano Shūji as Kajiki Kyohei
Todoroki Yukiko as Kajiki Umeko
Tanabe Yasuo as Kajiki Yukio
Higashiyama Chieko as Hatsu's mother
Takada Toshie as Nomura Hiroko
Shishido Jō as Wakatsuki
Hosokawa Chikako as Mrs. Noro

References

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

External links

The Maid's Kid at IMDb

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[eiga-1] "女中ッ子". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[kinenote-2] "女中ッ子". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[jcdb-3] "女中ッ子". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[cinema1987-4] "1955年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema 1987 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[nikkatsusite-5] "女中ッ子". Nikkatsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.