Synopsis
A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring, the sympathetic housekeeper suggests that the Master observe the Yobai , a custom in which the young men of a village steal into the bedrooms of susceptible women to have sex.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
- Kaneto ShindōWriter
- Kaneto ShindōDirector
Cast
- Hideo KanzeThe Master
- Nobuko OtowaThe Housemaid
- Eimei EsumiYoung man in the village
- Daigo KusanoYoung man in the village
- Nobuko MiyamotoYoung girl
- Yoshinobu OgawaNeighbor / Son
- Kaori ShimaNeighbor / Son's Wife
- Taiji TonoyamaGonpachi
- Eijirō TōnoNeighbor / Writer
- Jūkichi UnoDoctor
Themes
ritualwidowconfessionimpotencewar victimlandscapehousemaidwar widowslow burning