Summary
Fumiko and Ryōtarō Namiki's marriage has gone stale, with both constantly arguing over what to do on a day off, or about her cutting out recipes from the newspaper before he finishes reading it. Their animosities are witnessed by Fumiko's niece Ayako, who visits to complain about her own husband's inattentiveness, and their new neighbours, the Imasatos.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 75
Audience score86%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most dramas, −18 min on the typical 109
typical 10991Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1956
January 14, 1956
70 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
24 of 24
Setsuko HaraFumiko Namiki
Shūji SanoRyotaro Namiki
Kyōko KagawaAyako (Fumiko's niece)
Akemi NegishiHinako (Nenkichi's wife)
Keiju KobayashiNenkichi Imazato (the man next door)
Chieko NakakitaToki Kurobayashi
Haruko TōgōRin Amayama
Daisuke KatōKawakami
Hajime IzuMiwa
Sachio SakaiTada
Fuyuki MurakamiTaneda
Seijirô OndaDivision Chief
Toki ShiozawaTakako (Miwa's wife)
Kiyomi MizunoyaNatsuko Ogushi
Ren YamamotoTomiyama
Yaeko IzumoMatsuno Katakura
Yasuhisa TsutsumiAbe- FMFumindo MatsuoKomori (the painter)
Senkichi ŌmuraOpen-air seller- KHKan HayashiOnikoshi
Yutaka SadaYoung radio store proprietor- JNJunpei NatsukiRoasted sweet potato seller
- TSToyoaki SuzukiSoba seller
- ICIchirō ChibaPharmacist
Directing · 2
- Mikio Naruse Director
- Sakae Hirosawa Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Yōko Mizuki Screenplay
- Kunio Kishida Original Story
Production · 3
- Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer
- Keikichi Kakeshita Producer
- Ryōichi Itaya Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Masao Tamai Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Eiji Ooi Editor
Sound · 2
- Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer
- Masao Fujiyoshi Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Satoru Chūko Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Chōshirō Ishii Gaffer
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