Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution. A month later, her husband returns to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together, they must deal with the consequences.
Japanese study overview
Kaze no Naka no Mendori is a Japanese movie of 10,208 characters, with 910 unique words and 402 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 910 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 浩Isamu×50
- 私I×40
- 言うto say×27
- 帰るto return×18
- お父ちゃんdad×16
- お母ちゃんmum×15
- 思うto think×13
- 旦那様husband×12
- 早くearly×12
- 売るto sell×10
- 俺I×10
- 聞くto hear×9
- 時子Tokiko×8
- 織江Orie×6
- 雨宮Amanomiya×4
- 卯の花bean curd lees×4
- 人person×9
- 待つto wait×9
- 良くなるto become better×9
- 寝るto sleep (lying down)×9