Overview
Adapted from a poem, which was composed by poet and sculptor Kotaro Takamura, Chieko-Sho is the story of the artist's wife Chieko. The poet meets a woman, who also as an artist illustrates, one day. They marry and have a good life spending many years together. One day, however, she loses her mind and has to be confined to a hospital. The poetry was some of star Hara Setsuko's favourite even before her involvement in the film.
Cast
- So Yamamura as Kotaro Takamura
- Setsuko Hara as Chieko Takamura
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Mitsuo
- Bokuzen Hidari as Gohei
- Kyoko Aoyama as Akiko
- Natsuko Kahara as Mieko
- Ken Mitsuda as Keiichi Yagi
- Eiko Miyoshi as Kei
- Keiko Môri as Kyoko
- Haruo Nakajima