Sôshun (1968)
After marrying off one daughter, a widowed father struggles with loneliness and the changing lives of his children. While his younger daughter falls in love with a charming but controversial man, his older daughter remains emotionally tied to a former lover who has since married. As tensions over marriage, independence, and family expectations grow, the family is forced to confront the gap between traditional values and modern relationships in postwar Japan.
Director:
Noboru Nakamura
Writers:
Zenzō Matsuyama, Noboru Nakamura.
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Shima Iwashita as Yuriko Andō |
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Etsuko Ikuta as Ayako Kigawa |
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Muga Takewaki as Kazuto Kobayashi |
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Ichirō Arishima as Manzaburō Kigawa |
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Isao Yamagata as Shūichi Andō |
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Mitsuko Mori as Kiku Kigawa |
| Directing | Noboru Nakamura | Director |
| Writing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Noboru Nakamura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hitomi Yamaguchi | Original Story |
| Production | Akihiko Shimada | Producer |
| Crew | Hiroshi Takemura | Cinematography |
| Art | Yutaka Yokoyama | Art Direction |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Music |
| Sound | Toshio Tanaka | Sound |
| Lighting | Hiroshi Iijima | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Keiichi Uraoka | Editor |
| Camera | Kenichi Sakai | Still Photographer |