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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 660 1950s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic84/100
99 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Takanobu SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
- Kōgo NodaScreenplay
Cast
- Chikage AwashimaMasako Sugiyama
- Ryō IkebeShôji Sugiyama
- Keiko KishiChiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
- Teiji TakahashiTaizo Aoki
- Chishū RyūKiichi Onodera
- So YamamuraYutaka Kawai
- Haruko SugimuraTamako Tamura
- Takako FujinoTerumi Aoki
- Daisuke KatōSakamoto
- Masami TauraKoichi Kitagawa
- Kumeko UrabeShige Kitagawa
- Kuniko MiyakeYukiko Kawai
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Themes
tokyo, japanco-workers relationshipextramarital affairfailing marriagepost war japanhomewreckeradulterous husband
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