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Synopsis
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Shin Saburi
Cast
Michiyo Kogure
Cast
Koji Tsuruta
Cast
Chikage Awashima
Cast
Keiko Tsushima
Cast
Eijirō Yanagi
Cast
Kuniko Miyake
Cast
Kōji Shitara
Cast
Chishū Ryū
Cast
Yūko Mochizuki
Cast
Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Kōgo Noda
Writer
Yasujirō Ozu
Writer

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