79 minutes of raw 1969 Japanese melodrama that'll wreck your mascara.
1969 Japanese movie
Acting
Chieko Matsubara's face does EVERYTHING.
Direction
Tanno's claustrophobic close-ups trap you in her grief.
Director
Yuji Tanno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Japan's 'new wave' era, when female-led melodramas became vehicles for social critique disguised as soap opera.
Chieko Matsubara was Nikkatsu Studios' 'sad girl' specialist; this was one of seven tearjerkers she made in 1969 alone.
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