Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

Movie·1955·1h 49m

Forever a Woman

Directed By

Kinuyo Tanaka

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 乳房よ永遠なれ

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of 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 the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.

Written By

Sumie Tanaka

Producer

Eisei Koi, Shizuo Sakagami

Cinematography

Kumenobu Fujioka

Music

Takanobu Saitō

Editor

Tadashi Nakamura

Themes

poetbreast cancerdivorced womanwoman directormastectomy

Production House

Nikkatsu Corporation

Audience Score

76%

31 votes

Skip7%
Timepass17%
Go for it38%
Perfection38%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Yumeji Tsukioka

Yumeji Tsukioka

Fumiko Shimojô

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Mori

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Akira Ôtsuki

Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Kinuko

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Yoshio

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Yamagami

Ikuko Kimuro

Ikuko Kimuro

Seiko

Hiroko Kawasaki

Hiroko Kawasaki

Tatsuko

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Mrs. Shirakawa

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Neighbor's Wife

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

Shigeru Anzai

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Hide

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Hide's Husband

Fumie Kitahara

Fumie Kitahara

Mrs. Kobayashi

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Teruyo Hasegawa

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Crew

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Director

Kumenobu Fujioka

Director of Photography

Takanobu Saitō

Original Music Composer

Sumie Tanaka

Sumie Tanaka

Screenplay

Eisei Koi

Executive Producer

Shizuo Sakagami

Executive Producer

Tadashi Nakamura

Editor

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