is a 1962 color Japanese comedy film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was Japan's submission to the 35th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Style Ichikawa utilized the screen personas of popular stars Fujiko Yamamoto (glamorous, restrained) and Eiji Funakoshi (hapless, self-conscious) to make the child's independence and frequent endangerment believable. The director contrasts Chiyo's well-coiffed, reactive approach to motherhood by shooting Misako Watanabe as her sister-in-law in a sensuous, intimate manner as she bathes her own newborn. Cast Hiro Suzuki as Taro, the baby Eiji Funakoshi as Goro, the father Fujiko Yamamoto as Chiyo, the mother Kumeko Urabe as Ino, grandmother Misako Watanabe as Setsuko, the aunt Masako Kyôzuka as Chiyo's sister Mantarō Ushio as Laundry Man Kyōko Kishida as Chiyo's Friend Shirô Ôtsuji as Doctor Jun Hamamura as Older Doctor Akira Natsuki as Doctor at Hospital See also List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1962 films 1962 comedy films 1960s Japanese-language films Films directed by Kon Ichikawa Daiei Film films Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners Films with screenplays by Natto Wada Films scored by Yasushi Akutagawa 1960s Japanese films