The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Yoshikata YodaWriter
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kinuyo TanakaMichiko Akiyama
- Yukiko TodorokiTomiko Ono
- Masayuki MoriTadao Akiyama
- Akihiko KatayamaTsutomu Miyaji
- So YamamuraEiji Ono
- Eitarō ShindōShinzaburo Miyaji
- Kiyoko HiraiTamiko Miyaji
- Minako NakamuraYukiko Ono
- Mie AsôCast
- Taizō FukamiCast
- Yaeko IzumoCast
- Ken'o KawasakiCast
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Themes
adulterypost war japan