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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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Ruiju Yanagisawa, Yūzō Kawashima
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Runtime:79 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Yūzō Kawashima
Director
Tatsuya Mihashi
Retsuto Tachibana
Yōko Minamida
Reiko Shiba
Yukiko Todoroki
Mayumi Ogouchi
Shirō Ōsaka
Masaharu Shimotsuma
Nobuo Kaneko
Reiji Ajioka
Isamu Kosugi
Naokichi Shiba
Yumi Takano
Michiyo Ajioka
Miyuki Kuwano
Shouko Ajioka
Akira Kobayashi
Akira Ogouchi
Setsuko Kato
Iseko Ogouchi
Misako Watanabe
Noriko Izumitani
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