Yosōi no machi (1979)
Wakako, a famous hairdresser, discovers that a young girl visiting her salon one day has a scar on her ear and realizes she is her daughter, Kayoko. Twelve years earlier, Wakako had divorced her husband due to incompatibility. Every time Kayoko visits, Wakako is overjoyed and dotes on her, thinking she would never see her again. However, her husband, Yasuzo, tries to give her money, saying he doesn't want her to see Kayoko, and Wakako is disillusioned by her husband's unchanging behavior. After a photographer named Masumura confesses his love for her, Wakako is about to start a new life with a fresh start.
Director:
Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Writer:
Yoko Tai
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Yoshiko Mita as Wakako Yoshino |
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Hiroko Yakushimaru as Kayoko Odachi |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Yasuzo Odachi |
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Jun Inoue as Masumura |
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Kayako Sono as Mrs. Harada |
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Michi Azuma as Atsuko |
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Katsushi Ohnogi as Sagawa |
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Ken Ayukawa as Young Man |
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Akemi Hitotsuyanagi as Toshie |
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Fumihiro Koshigaya as Beauty Salon Customer |
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Seizo Nakazawa as Street Man |
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Kazuya Nakayama as Street Man |
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Ryu Tengenji as Boy |
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Megumi Kubota as 3-year-old Kayoko |
| Production | Fukuko Ishii | Producer |
| Writing | Yoko Tai | Screenplay |
| Directing | Shin'ichi Kamoshita | Director |
| Sound | Takeo Yamashita | Music |
| Sound | Banda Mutsumi | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Kohei Ando | Color Grading |
| Lighting | Shizuo Kato | Gaffer |
