Synopsis
Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In her final stages, Fumiko meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her experiences.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Kinuyo TanakaDirector
- Takanobu SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Sumie TanakaScreenplay
Cast
- Yumeji TsukiokaFumiko Shimojô
- Masayuki MoriMori
- Ryōji HayamaAkira Ôtsuki
- Yōko SugiKinuko
- Shirō ŌsakaYoshio
- Tōru AbeYamagami
- Ikuko KimuroSeiko
- Hiroko KawasakiTatsuko
- Yoshiko TsubouchiMrs. Shirakawa
- Kinuyo TanakaNeighbor's Wife
- Junkichi OrimotoShigeru Anzai
- Chōko IidaHide
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Themes
poetbreast cancerdivorced womanwoman directormastectomy