The Eternal Breasts (1955)
Chibusa yo eien nare (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 46min
- Biography, Drama
- 23 Nov 1955 (Japan)
- Movie
Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man who shows a low self esteem, shares her family life with her asleep vocation as a poetess. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and the...
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Yumeji Tsukioka | ... |
Fumiko Shimojô
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Ryôji Hayama | ... |
Akira Ôtsuki
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Junkichi Orimoto | ... |
Shigeru Anzai
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Hiroko Kawasaki | ... |
Tatsuko - Fumiko's mother
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Shirô Ôsaka | ... |
Yoshio - Fumiko's brother
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| Tôru Abe | ... |
Mr. Yamagami - poetry circle
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| Masayuki Mori | ... |
Takashi Hori
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Yôko Sugi | ... |
Kinuko Hori
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| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Neighbor's wife
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| Chôko Iida | ... |
Hide
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| Bokuzen Hidari | ... |
Hide's husband
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| Yoshiko Tsubouchi | ... |
Mrs. Shirakawa
(as Mieko Tsubouchi)
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Ikuko Kimuro | ... |
Seiko - Yoshio's fiancee
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| Fumie Kitahara | ... |
Mrs. Kobayashi - poetry circle
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Directed by
| Kinuyo Tanaka | ||
Written by
| Sumie Tanaka | ... | () |
Produced by
| Eisei Koi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Takanobu Saitô | ||
Cinematography by
| Kumenobu Fujioka | ||
Production Design by
| Kimihiko Nakamura | ||
Sound Department
| Masakazu Kamiya | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kô Fujibayashi | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Don Brown | ... | english subtitle translation |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Nikkatsu (1955) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2022) (France) (theatrical) (restored version)
- The Stone and The Plot (2023) (Portugal)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming) (subtitled)
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Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man who shows a low self esteem, shares her family life with her asleep vocation as a poetess. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and the development of a serious illness: a breast cancer, which leads her to lose her breasts. In the last stage of her life she meets a young journalist arrived from Tokyo, an admirer of her work, who want to write a story on her life. Both live a secret love history. Written by Anonymous |
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