Forever a Woman (1955)
Original title: 乳房よ永遠なれ
Forever a Woman is a 1955 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kinuyo Tanaka, with a running time of 1h 49m. It stars Yumeji Tsukioka, Masayuki Mori and Ryōji Hayama.
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.
Where to watch Forever a Woman
Stream: Criterion Channel
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
- Junkichi Orimoto as Shigeru Anzai
- Chōko Iida as Hide