Synopsis
The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.
Movie Information
- Director
- Yasuzō Masumura
- Writers
- Kaneto Shindō
- Release Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Genre
- Romance, Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 (4 votes)
Top Cast
Ayako Wakao
Mrs. Ota
Machiko Kyō
Chikako Kurimoto
Mikijiro Hira
Kikuji Mitani
Eiko Azusa
Fumiko
Eiji Funakoshi
Kikuji's father
Tanie Kitabayashi
Toyo
Yōko Namikawa
Yukiko Inamura
Nobuko Shingu
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