poet,breast cancer,divorced woman,woman director,mastectomy

Forever a Woman (1955)

Poster for Forever a Woman

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kinuyo Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Yumeji Tsukioka
    Fumiko Shimojô Yumeji Tsukioka
  • Profile picture of Masayuki Mori
    Mori Masayuki Mori
  • Profile picture of Ryōji Hayama
    Akira Ôtsuki Ryōji Hayama
  • Profile picture of Yōko Sugi
    Kinuko Yōko Sugi
  • Profile picture of Shirō Ōsaka
    Yoshio Shirō Ōsaka
  • Profile picture of Tōru Abe
    Yamagami Tōru Abe
  • Profile picture of Ikuko Kimuro
    Seiko Ikuko Kimuro
  • Profile picture of Hiroko Kawasaki
    Tatsuko Hiroko Kawasaki

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Keywords

  • poet
  • breast cancer
  • divorced woman
  • woman director
  • mastectomy