Description:

Midareru - A woman, whose husband was sent to war and killed shortly after their marriage, lives the rest of her life as a widow serving her parents-in-law.

Reiko is a widow of the heir to a small shop in a local city. The shop was destroyed during the war, but she's rebuilt it even larger than before. She’s in her late 30's, still beautiful, and has never thought of having another husband. But when her 11 years younger brother-in-law, Koji, confesses his love to her, her firm mind is swung. She rejects him and decides to return home to her family, threatening suicide if he stops her.

But when she gets on the train she finds Koji is following her and a change comes to her mind. Even her sisters-in-law recommended that she should marry someone, but marrying your years younger brother-in-law is a scandal. Is Reiko on the verge of scandal and what of the possible consequences

Director: Mikio Naruse

Stars: Hideko Takamine, Yuzo Kayama and Mitsuko Kusabue

1964 – JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES – B&W – 16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN - 98 MINUTES