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The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)
Directed by Jirô Kawate
Overview
When Kaoru’s sister-in-law Miyoko arrives at the family home, tender feelings start to grow between the two. However, the initial happiness that Kaoru finds in the company of her beautiful sister-in-law is frustrated by her brother Mitsuo, Miyoko’s husband, who intervenes in their budding passion. Full of unspoken words, deeply suggestive mise-en-scène, and forbidden glances, Fukujuso is a compelling melodrama that surprises us with its potent homoeroticism, especially considering its year of production.
Length 67 minutes
Actors
Naomi Egawa | Mitsue Hisamatsu | Kimie Hayashi | Ginko Hanabusa | Ruriko Hoshi | Mineko Komatsu | Junko Kimura | Hikaru Kicchôji | Keiji Oizumi | Choji Oka | Hiroshi Ueda | Yôyô Kojima | Kazuo Hinomoto | Eirô Niimi | Joe Ohara | Aiko Matsuyama | Kan Ueda