Director: Kinuyo Tanaka
Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of 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 the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.
109 min
Rating: 7.5/10
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Top Cast
Yumeji Tsukioka
Fumiko Shimojô
Masayuki Mori
Mori
Ryōji Hayama
Akira Ôtsuki
Yōko Sugi
Kinuko
Shirō Ōsaka
Yoshio
Tōru Abe
Yamagami
Movie Info
Director: Kinuyo Tanaka
Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries: Japan
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