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A MIKIO NARUSE FILM

A Woman's Life

19632h 6mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.7/ 10 · 281 votes

THE STORY

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Family
Love
Period piece

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after.

DirectorMikio Naruse

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.1 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Hideko TakamineNobuko Shimizu

Akira TakaradaKoichi Shimizu

Tatsuya NakadaiTakashi Akimoto

Natsuko KaharaKimiko, Koichi's mother

Tsutomu YamazakiKohei Shimizu

Yuriko HoshiMidori Tominaga

Kamatari FujiwaraKenkichi Masuda, Nobuko's father

Kin SugaiTsune Masuda, Nobuko's mother

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