Director: Yasuzo Masumura
Country: Japan
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Movement: Japanese New Wave
Kyoko, the youngest daughter of a bureaucrat widower, finds herself at the center of her sister Momoko’s calculated efforts to secure the family’s prominence. Married to Ichiro Mihara, the influential head of Mihara & Co., Momoko has already arranged advantageous marriages for her other sisters and now targets Kyoko as the key to furthering her ambitions. Momoko plans to wed her to Saburo, Ichiro’s younger brother, but Kyoko is determined to defy her sister’s schemes and maintain her independence. What follows is a lighthearted yet poignant tale of rebellion, unexpected romance, and the delicate balance between tradition and self-determination in post-war Japan. Cast: Ayako Wakao, Chieko Higashiyama, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yatsuko Tan'ami
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