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Repast

Repast

19517.61h 37m

Overview

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

Directed by Mikio Naruse
Written by Fumiko Hayashi, Sumie Tanaka, Toshiro Ide
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Top Cast

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Hatsunosuke Okamoto

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Michiyo Okamoto

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Satoko Okamoto

Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Mitsuko Murata

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Seiko Tomiyasu

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Matsu Murata

Ranko Hanai

Ranko Hanai

Koyoshi Dohya

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Kazuo Takenaka

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Shinzo Murata

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookmarriageosaka, japanmealunhappinesspost war japanbored housewife

About Repast

Repast is a drama film released in 1951 exploring themes of based on novel or book, marriage, osaka, japan, meal, unhappiness, post war japan. Directed by Mikio Naruse, it stars Ken Uehara, Setsuko Hara, Yukiko Shimazaki. Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

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