Drama · Japan · 1972 · 1h 4m

Sigh of Roses

薔薇のためいき

Director

Cast

Setsuko Ogawa as Ryoko Asai(朝井涼子) Yoshirô Itô as Akio Hiraoka(平岡亜紀夫) Yuri Yamashina as Yumi Sasahara(笹原ユミ) Makiko Fukamachi as Old Woman(婆や) Eijiro Minato as Eijirô Hiraoka(平岡英二郎) Michiko Sakyō as Tomoko(友子)

Crew

Shōhei Andō — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor 橋本路生 — Screenplay

Synopsis

Depicting female karma and sexual sorrow in the midst of revenge and immorality, a woman betrayed by her lover plans to take revenge on him by seducing his only son and dragging him into a sensual trap, but before long she too is writhing in delight and falling in love with him.

Mood & Themes

pink film

Key Collaborators

Shōgorō Nishimura Director Shōhei Andō Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor 橋本路生 Screenplay

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