The Eternal Breasts (1955)

Original title

乳房よ永遠なれ

Directed by

Kinuyo Tanaka

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of a tanka poet named Fumiko Nakajō. It shows her struggles with illness and her creative work as a writer.

poignantintrospectivemelancholicbiographicalsensitivecontemplativeearnestquietly emotional

What happens

The Eternal Breasts (Japanese: 乳房よ永遠なれ, Hepburn: Chibusa yo eien nare), also titled Forever a Woman, is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by actress Kinuyo Tanaka. It is based on the life of tanka poet Fumiko Nakajō (1922–1954). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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