
As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place in the world.
Directed by Susumu Hani
User score
12 votes
Released
October 18, 1963
1h 49m
Japanese

Eiji Okada
Eiichi Ishikawa

Sachiko Hidari
Naoko Ishikawa
Kikuji Yamashita

Akio Hasegawa
Yoshimi Hiramatsu

Setsuko Horikoshi
Old lady of book store
Kikuji Yamashita
Ikona

Takanobu Hozumi
Doctor

Hiromi Ichida
Nurse
Mariko Igarashi
Blind Girl
Hiro Kasai
Shūji Kawabe
Detective

Toshie Kimura
Masakazu Kuwayama
Tatsumi Andô

Yukio Ninagawa

Takashi Ogawa
Kazuya Oguri
Isamu Shôno
Yasuaki Suzuki