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Synopsis
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.
Setsuko Hara
Cast
Hideko Takamine
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Cast
Masayuki Mori
Cast
Akira Takarada
Cast
Mitsuko Kusabue
Cast
Reiko Dan
Cast
Hiroshi Koizumi
Cast
Keiko Awaji
Cast
Daisuke Katō
Cast
Mikio Naruse
Director
Toshiro Ide
Writer
Zenzō Matsuyama
Writer

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