A 1950 Japanese melodrama where marriage meets temptation — and nobody's innocent.
Even a peaceful married life has its dissatisfactions. Then a female reporter appears, and love takes a complicated turn!
Acting
Hisako Yamane's restrained suffering says everything words cannot.
Direction
Chiba's static frames trap characters in social cages.
Director
Yasuki Chiba
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Occupation-era Japan, the film subtly critiques arranged marriage while appearing to uphold it — a tightrope act required by censors.
Setsuko Wakayama, who plays the reporter, became one of Japan's first female news anchors in real life — art imitating life before life imitated art.
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