Overview

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.

Cast

Yumeji Tsukioka

Fumiko Shimojô

Masayuki Mori

Mori

Ryōji Hayama

Akira Ôtsuki

Yōko Sugi

Kinuko

Shirō Ōsaka

Yoshio

Tōru Abe

Yamagami

Ikuko Kimuro

Seiko

Hiroko Kawasaki

Tatsuko

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Mrs. Shirakawa

Kinuyo Tanaka

Neighbor's Wife

Junkichi Orimoto

Shigeru Anzai

Chōko Iida

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