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A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

19637.02h 6m

Overview

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

Directed by Mikio Naruse
Written by Ryōzō Kasahara
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Top Cast

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Nobuko Shimizu

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Koichi Shimizu

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Midori

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Kohei Shimizu

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

T

Toshiko Higuchi

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Themes & Keywords

world war iipost world war iisuffering woman

About A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life is a drama film released in 1963 exploring themes of world war ii, post world war ii, suffering woman. Directed by Mikio Naruse, it stars Hideko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Takarada. A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

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