Summary: The effervescent and charming Chiba Sachiko (Naruse’s wife at the time) plays Kimiko, the bold daughter who travels to the countryside to find her estranged father to seek his consent for her forthcoming marriage. When Kimiko discovers that her father has taken up with a young geisha and is just as difficult as ever, her journey forces her to reconsider her ideas about familial ties. The film was Naruse’s biggest success to date and one of his warmest films...

AKA: Tsuma yo bara no yo ni

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Directed By: Mikio Naruse

Written By: Mikio Naruse, Minoru Nakano

Starring: Sadao Maruyama, Tomoko Ito, Sachiko Chiba, Yuriko Hanabusa, Setsuko Horikoshi, Kaoru Ito

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