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Summer Clouds (1958)

Poster for Summer Clouds

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mikio Naruse
  • Profile picture of Chikage Awashima
    Yae Chikage Awashima
  • Profile picture of Yōko Tsukasa
    Miciko Yōko Tsukasa
  • Profile picture of Isao Kimura
    Okawa Isao Kimura
  • Profile picture of Keiju Kobayashi
    Hatsuji Keiju Kobayashi
  • Profile picture of Kumi Mizuno
    Hamako Kumi Mizuno
  • Profile picture of Haruko Sugimura
    Mother Haruko Sugimura
  • Profile picture of Chōko Iida
    Hidé Chōko Iida
  • Profile picture of Hiroshi Tachikawa
    Shinji Hiroshi Tachikawa

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Keywords

  • farm
  • based on novel or book
  • mother-in-law
  • interview
  • reporter
  • war widow