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Yearning

乱れる

1964 · 1h 38m · Drama, Romance · Japan

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.

Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Written by
Zenzō Matsuyama
Story by
Mikio Naruse
Starring
Hideko Takamine, Yūzō Kayama, Mitsuko Kusabue, Mie Hama
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family relationshipsgrocery storeshōwa era (1926-89)unrequited lovewidow

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