
Yearning
1964 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 8.1
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-01-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (72 votes)
Themes
- widow
- family relationships
- unrequited love
- grocery store
Cast & crew

Hideko Takamine
as Reiko Morita

Yūzō Kayama
as Koji Morita

Mitsuko Kusabue
as Hisako Morizono

Mie Hama
as Ruriko

Aiko Mimasu
as Shizu Morita

Yū Fujiki
as Mr. Nomizo

Kazuo Kitamura
as Mr. Morizono

Hisao Toake
as Mr. Okamoro

Kumeko Urabe
as Bar Madam

Kan Yanagiya
as Mr. Kaga
Directed by Mikio Naruse