Drama · Japan · 1951 · 1h 37m

Repast

めし

Director

Cast

Ken Uehara as Hatsunosuke Okamoto Setsuko Hara as Michiyo Okamoto Yukiko Shimazaki as Satoko Okamoto Yōko Sugi as Mitsuko Murata Akiko Kazami as Seiko Tomiyasu Haruko Sugimura as Matsu Murata

Crew

Masao Tamai — Director of Photography Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer Sumie Tanaka — Screenplay Toshiro Ide — Screenplay Fumiko Hayashi — Novel

Synopsis

In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arranged marriage.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book marriage osaka, japan meal unhappiness post war japan bored housewife

Key Collaborators

Mikio Naruse Director Masao Tamai Director of Photography Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer Sumie Tanaka Screenplay Toshiro Ide Screenplay Fumiko Hayashi Novel

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