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The Other Woman (1961)
Directed by Mikio Naruse
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In “The Other Woman” the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable Ginza aunt is really their mother.
Length 106 minutes
Actors
Hideko Takamine | Chikage Awashima | Masayuki Mori | Tatsuya Nakadai | Yuriko Hoshi | Kumi Mizuno | Keiko Awaji | Chôko Iida | Yatsuko Tan'ami | Chieko Nakakita | Chieko Seki | Murasaki Fujima | Natsuko Kahara | Reiko Niimura | Hisao Toake | Kenzaburo Osawa | Nobuo Nakamura
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2019 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 8 stars |
| 06/19/2018 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Day 2 of Yuriko Hoshi week on DKU-TV (formerly TKU-TV)
First of the double feature of drama films directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Hideki Takamine, who is like the queen of Japanese melodrama. She is exquisite with such classical features and perfect in this role as a bar manager and mistress. Yuriko Hoshi is the daughter in the story and doesn’t get much to do until the very end and she’s great.
The alt-title “Poignant Story” is more appropriate as this is a painful and sad story but executed so well and esp. Takamine’s performance as she’s in nearly every scene. Nice small appearances by Kumi Mizuno and Tatsuya Nakadai.
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