Overview
Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In her final stages, Fumiko meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her experiences.
Cast
- Yumeji Tsukioka as Fumiko Shimojô
- Masayuki Mori as Mori
- Ryōji Hayama as Akira Ôtsuki
- Yōko Sugi as Kinuko
- Shirō Ōsaka as Yoshio
- Tōru Abe as Yamagami
- Ikuko Kimuro as Seiko
- Hiroko Kawasaki as Tatsuko
- Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Mrs. Shirakawa
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Neighbor's Wife