Poignant Story (1961)
- Original title
- 妻として女として
- Directed by
- Mikio Naruse
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman navigates the complications of her marriage and personal identity in 1960s Japan. The story examines her relationships and the social pressures that shape her choices.
melancholicslow-burnintrospectiveemotionally layeredtensevisually restrainedbittersweetcontemplative
What happens
As a Wife, As a Woman, also titled The Other Woman and Poignant Story (妻として女として, Tsuma to shite onna to shite) is a 1961 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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