Akiko Sugiyama (Ineko Arima) is a college student learning English shorthand. Her elder sister Takako (Setsuko Hara), running away from an unhappy marriage, has returned home to stay with Akiko and their father Shukichi (Chishū Ryū) in Tokyo, together with her toddler girl. Shukichi works in a bank in Tokyo. Akiko has a relationship with her college boyfriend Kenji (Masami Taura), which results in an unwanted pregnancy. Later, Akiko has an abortion, after an encounter in which she realizes that her boyfriend does not love her.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama |
Country: | Japan |
Produced By: | Shizuo Yamanouchi |
Directed By: | Yasujirô Ozu |
Written By: | Yasujirô Ozu, Kôgo Noda |
Cast: | Teiji Takahashi, Seiji Miyaguchi, Nobuo Nakamura, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara, Ineko Arima, Isuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kinzô Shin, Haruko Sugimura, Masami Taura, Eiko Miyoshi, Chishû Ryû |
In Theaters: | Jul 19, 1972 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Production: | Shochiku |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |