Drama ·Romance · Japan · 1956 · 1h 19m

Hungry Soul

飢える魂

Hungry Soul poster
Director
Yūzō Kawashima
Cast
Tatsuya Mihashi as Retsuto Tachibana Yōko Minamida as Reiko Shiba Yukiko Todoroki as Mayumi Ogouchi Shirō Ōsaka as Masaharu Shimotsuma Nobuo Kaneko as Reiji Ajioka Isamu Kosugi as Naokichi Shiba
Crew
Kuratarō Takamura — Director of Photography Tadashi Nakamura — Editor Riichirō Manabe — Original Music Composer Yūzō Kawashima — Screenplay Ruiju Yanagisawa — Screenplay Kaneo Iwai — Producer
Synopsis

Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.

Key Collaborators
Yūzō Kawashima Director Kuratarō Takamura Director of Photography Tadashi Nakamura Editor Riichirō Manabe Original Music Composer Yūzō Kawashima Screenplay Ruiju Yanagisawa Screenplay Kaneo Iwai Producer Hanae Mori Costume Design
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