A 1935 Japanese silent film about forbidden love that Hollywood wouldn't touch for 80 years.
Mitsuo the Counselor's son marries writer Miyoko, however a tender romance blossoms between Miyoko and Mitsuo's sister Kaoru. When the family falls to bankruptcy, heartache ensues; Miyoko's illness worsens and she is sent to a sanatorium, separating the lovers. Based on a story from Tales of Flowers by Nobuko Yoshiya
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched silent-era visuals that speak louder than dialogue cards.
Acting
Egawa's yearning glances—silent film emotion at its purest.
Director
Jirô Kawate
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's 'tales of flowers' genre, where floral titles coded transgressive content for censors.
Director Kawate made this for Shinko Kinema, a studio known for 'tendency films' with leftist social critique—explaining why lesbian love got sympathetic treatment when Hollywood erased it entirely.
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