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Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960 · 123 min

A quiet, observant family drama that simmers with unspoken money tensions and grief, asking patience but rewarding it with emotional precision.

Overview: Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
class
betrayal
parenthood
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Mikio Naruse
Written by: Toshiro Ide, Zenzō Matsuyama
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Hideko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Mori, Akira Takarada, Mitsuko Kusabue, Reiko Dan, Hiroshi Koizumi
Music: Ichirō Saitō
Cinematography: Jun Yasumoto
Runtime: 123 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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