The Oar

A slow, somber family drama that weighs moral compromises and quiet resentment, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Genres

Drama

Starring

Takako Matsu, Toru Nakamura, Hiroyuki Nagato

Overview

Kiwa is Iwago’s devoted wife. A former wrestling champion, he has become a ‘zegen’: He buys young girls from poor families and sells them to geisha houses. He is quite successful but Kiwa, although she accepts his money, loathes his work. One day Iwago comes back with a young girl he’s bought from a man who wanted to sell her in China. They adopt her and Kiwa raises her, as a respectable girl, with her two sons. But Iwago wants to manage the career of a singer who becomes his mistress and the situation becomes very tense for the couple.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, morality, betrayal, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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