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Forever a Woman (1955)

Overview

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.
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Kinuyo Tanaka profile
Kinuyo Tanaka

Director

Sumie Tanaka profile
Sumie Tanaka

Screenplay

Cast

Yumeji Tsukioka profile
Yumeji Tsukioka

Fumiko Shimojô

Masayuki Mori profile
Masayuki Mori

Mori

Ryōji Hayama profile
Ryōji Hayama

Akira Ôtsuki

Yōko Sugi profile
Yōko Sugi

Kinuko

Shirō Ōsaka profile
Shirō Ōsaka

Yoshio

Tōru Abe profile
Tōru Abe

Yamagami

Ikuko Kimuro profile
Ikuko Kimuro

Seiko

Hiroko Kawasaki profile
Hiroko Kawasaki

Tatsuko

Yoshiko Tsubouchi profile
Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Mrs. Shirakawa

Kinuyo Tanaka profile
Kinuyo Tanaka

Neighbor's wife

Junkichi Orimoto profile
Junkichi Orimoto

Shigeru Anzai

Bokuzen Hidari profile
Bokuzen Hidari

Hide's husband

Yumeji Tsukioka profile
Yumeji Tsukioka

Fumiko Shimojô

Masayuki Mori profile
Masayuki Mori

Mori

Ryōji Hayama profile
Ryōji Hayama

Akira Ôtsuki

Yōko Sugi profile
Yōko Sugi

Kinuko

Shirō Ōsaka profile
Shirō Ōsaka

Yoshio

Tōru Abe profile
Tōru Abe

Yamagami

Ikuko Kimuro profile
Ikuko Kimuro

Seiko

Hiroko Kawasaki profile
Hiroko Kawasaki

Tatsuko

Yoshiko Tsubouchi profile
Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Mrs. Shirakawa

Kinuyo Tanaka profile
Kinuyo Tanaka

Neighbor's wife

Junkichi Orimoto profile
Junkichi Orimoto

Shigeru Anzai

Bokuzen Hidari profile
Bokuzen Hidari

Hide's husband

Extra

Release Date

November 23, 1955

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

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