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Family of Women (1967) | Slate

Family of Women

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Family of Women

女たちの庭

Soichiro Ishizuka, the head of a prestigious Tokyo textile company, lives a comfortable life with his wife and three daughters. Their current family focus is securing a good marriage for their middle daughter, Yuko, since their eldest has already wed the man chosen to inherit the family business. However, their domestic routine is upended when an old school friend arrives with somber news: another former classmate, now a ceramic artist in Kyushu, is terminally ill with cancer.

Released: 1967
Runtime: 1h 33m
Genres: Drama
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Direction and writing

Yoshitarō NomuraDirector

Masato IdeWriter

Motoo NagaiWriter

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Cast

Mariko Okada真山紀子
Yoshiko Kayama石塚悠子
Chieko Baisho康子

Etsuko Ikuta石塚いずみ

Nana Ozaki真山みふゆ

Mieko Takamine石塚綾子

Kinuko Obata石塚初子

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