Hungry Soul (1956)
Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
Director:
Yūzō Kawashima
Writers:
Yūzō Kawashima, Ruiju Yanagisawa.
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Tatsuya Mihashi as Retsuto Tachibana |
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Yōko Minamida as Reiko Shiba |
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Yukiko Todoroki as Mayumi Ogouchi |
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Shirō Ōsaka as Masaharu Shimotsuma |
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Nobuo Kaneko as Reiji Ajioka |
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Isamu Kosugi as Naokichi Shiba |
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Yumi Takano as Michiyo Ajioka |
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Miyuki Kuwano as Shouko Ajioka |
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Akira Kobayashi as Akira Ogouchi |
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Setsuko Kato as Iseko Ogouchi |
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Misako Watanabe as Noriko Izumitani |
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Yoshirō Katō as Tozai Publishing Employee |
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Reiko Kuba as |
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Masami Miyaji as Tozai Publishing Employee |
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Akiko Sagawa as Housemaid in Nagoya |
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Aomi Shiba as |
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Chiyoko Shimizu as Hot Spring "Mark" Maid |
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Masuyo Suzumura as Maiden of "Watakin |
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Yôko Takeuchi as Housemaid in Kyoto |
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Keiko Tama as Junko Asukai |
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Midori Tsuzuki as Kyôko Shiba |
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Kô Date as Kyoto Banquet Secretary |
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Keiko Shima as Geisha Tamayakko |
| Writing | Yūzō Kawashima | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fumio Niwa | Original Story |
| Writing | Ruiju Yanagisawa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yūzō Kawashima | Director |
| Camera | Kuratarō Takamura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Riichirō Manabe | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Assistant Director |
| Production | Shizuo Sakagami | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Editing | Tadashi Nakamura | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanae Mori | Costume Design |
| Production | Kaneo Iwai | Producer |