Stormy Virtue (1959)
Original title: 貞操の嵐
Stormy Virtue is a 1959 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Michiyoshi Doi, with a running time of 1h 26m. It stars Tadao Takashima, Miyuki Takakura and Naoko Kubo.
Yuri is looking forward to marrying her fiancé Minoru. However, a few days before the wedding she falls victim to his brother Takehiko, and against her will, she becomes Takehiko's wife. The day after the wedding, Yuri begins her silent revenge by not talking to her husband. She retains her love for Minoru and never gives herself to Takehiko's embrace again. She also contributes large sums of money from Takehiko's fortune to charity.
Cast
- Tadao Takashima as Minoru Yagibashi
- Miyuki Takakura as Yuri Sone
- Naoko Kubo as Ayako Kirihara
- Utako Mitsuya as Minoru's younger sister Hisako
- Toshio Hosokawa as Minoru's elder brother Takehiko
- Gen Funabashi as Ichiro Munakata
- Kumiko Mayama as Minoru's mother Yoriko
- Junko Uozumi as Yoko Takasugi
- Terumi Niki as Yuri's younger sister Momoyo
- Fumiko Miyata as Yuri's mother Miwako
- Hiroshi Hayashi as Yuri's father Shingo
- Ureo Egawa