Forever a Woman

乳房よ永遠なれ

Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka (田中絹代)

1955•110 min
Genre
Drama
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In her final stages, Fumiko meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her experiences.

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Main Cast

Yumeji TsukiokaYumeji TsukiokaFumiko Shimojô
Masayuki MoriMasayuki MoriMori
Ryōji HayamaRyōji HayamaAkira Ôtsuki
Yōko SugiYōko SugiKinuko
Shirō ŌsakaShirō ŌsakaYoshio
Tōru AbeTōru AbeYamagami
Ikuko KimuroIkuko KimuroSeiko
Hiroko KawasakiHiroko KawasakiTatsuko

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