The Woman in the Rumor
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Produced by Daiei Film
A melancholic, introspective drama about shame, family obligation, and social prejudice set in postwar Kyoto, centered on a fraught mother-daughter relationship.
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
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Like The Woman in the Rumor
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
