Synopsis
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
Movie Information
- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Writers
- Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
- Release Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 145 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (99 votes)
Top Cast
Chikage Awashima
Masako Sugiyama
Ryō Ikebe
Shôji Sugiyama
Keiko Kishi
Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
Teiji Takahashi
Taizo Aoki
Chishū Ryū
Kiichi Onodera
So Yamamura
Yutaka Kawai
Haruko Sugimura
Tamako Tamura
Takako Fujino
Terumi Aoki
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