Released Date:
1984-09-21
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
97 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (912 Reviews)
Director:
Mikio NaruseGenres:
DramaToshirè Ide (screenplay)
Sumie Tanaka (screenplay)
Yasunari Kawabata (scenario supervisor)
Fumiko Hayashi (novel)
Michiyo moved to Osaka two years ago, when her husband Hatsunosuke who works at a stock brokerage was transfered from Tokyo. She wash, cook and clean 365 days a year. All the dreams and hopes she had when they got married five years ago seems to be gone. From here on we follow the everyday life of Mr. and Mrs. Okamoto.
Released Date:
1980-01-01
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
96 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (860 Reviews)
Director:
Mikio NaruseGenres:
DramaYasunari Kawabata (novel)
Yèko Mizuki (adaptation)
The businessman Ogata Shingo works with his son Shuichi, who is his secretary, and they live together in the suburb with their wives Yasuko and Kikuko respectively. Shuichi has a love affair and a loveless marriage with Kikuko. Yasuko has dedicated her entire life to her family but Shingo married her only because her older sister had died. Kikuko is the pride and joy of Shingo and they are close to each other. Out of the blue, Shingo and Yasuko's daughter Fusako leaves her husband and arrives at Shingo's home with her two children. Shingo investigates and finds the address of Shuichi's lover. Meanwhile Kikuko goes to the hospital and Shingo learns that she was pregnant but decided to abort her child.
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