The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that her fellow workers think the women employees should not have to act in such a servile manner. When the women go on strike over the issue, Setsuko finds herself caught in the middle. When the heir to the company, Ryosuke Tanabe, proposes marriage to Setsuko, she is honored, but realizes that her real affection is for Hitachi.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasuki ChibaDirector
- Kimiyuki HasegawaScreenplay
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneIppei Hitachi
- Ineko ArimaSetsuko Fujino
- Hajime IzuRyosuke Tanabe
- Mayuri MokushôToshiko Shiimura
- Sumiko AbeEiko Ishii
- Keiko SawamuraMikiko Iida
- Masao ShimizuSetsuko's father
- Sachiko MuraseSetsuko's mother
- Daisuke InoueSetsuko's brother
- Keiko SawamuraCast
- Haruko SugimuraCast
- Ken MitsudaCast
Stills
Themes
japan