In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28. 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes, Noriko's family press her into accepting, but when her widowed childhood friend Kenkichi returns to the neighborhood, she finds her heart leading in another direction.
- Status
- Released
- Original Title
- 麦秋
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Production
- Shochiku, Shochiku Ofuna Film Studio
Cast
Setsuko HaraNoriko Mamiya
Chishū RyūKoichi Mamiya
Chikage AwashimaAya Tamura
Kuniko MiyakeFumiko Mamiya
Ichirō SugaiShukichi Mamiya
Chieko HigashiyamaShige Mamiya
Haruko SugimuraTami Yabe
Kuniko IgawaTakako
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiKenkichi Yabe
Shūji SanoSotaro Satake
Toyo TakahashiNobu Tamura
Seiji MiyaguchiNishiwakiMedia
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In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28. 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes, Noriko's family press her into accepting, but when her widowed child…
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