Sweet Sweat

Sweet Sweat (甘い汗, Amai ase) is a 1964 Japanese drama film directed by Shirō Toyoda.^[1][2][4]

Sweet Sweat
Directed by	Shirō Toyoda
Screenplay by	Yōko Mizuki
Story by	Yōko Mizuki
Produced by	Ichirō Satō Hideyuki Shiino
Starring	Machiko Kyō Keiji Sada Eitarō Ozawa
Cinematography	Kozo Okazaki
Edited by	Chizuru Hirose
Music by	Hikaru Hayashi
Production company	Tokyo Eiga
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	19 September 1964 (1964-09-19) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time	119 minutes[2][3]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Machiko Kyō
• Keiji Sada
• Eitarō Ozawa
• Akira Nagoya
• Miyuki Kuwano

Release

Sweet Sweat was released in Japan by Toho on 19 September 1964,^[1][2] shortly after the death of co-star Keiji Sada. It was released in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles in September 1965. This version had a 120 minute running time.^[1]

Awards

Kinema Junpo awarded Machiko Kyō as Best Actress and Yōko Mizuki for Best Screenplay for this film and Kwaidan. Kyō also won the award for Best Actress at the Mainichi Film Concours for her work in the film.^[1]