Yearning

1964 1h 38m JA

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 78

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hideko Takamine
Reiko Morita
Yūzō Kayama
Koji Morita
Mitsuko Kusabue
Hisako Morizono
Mie Hama
Ruriko
Aiko Mimasu
Shizu Morita
Yū Fujiki
Mr. Nomizo
Kazuo Kitamura
Mr. Morizono
Hisao Toake
Mr. Okamoro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikio Naruse
Writers: Zenzō Matsuyama, Mikio Naruse
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikio Naruse, shot by Jun Yasumoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eiji Ooi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideko Takamine and Yūzō Kayama and Mitsuko Kusabue carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikio Naruse directs. Jun Yasumoto behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Eiji Ooi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Mikio Naruse, shot by Jun Yasumoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Eiji Ooi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hideko Takamine and Yūzō Kayama and Mitsuko Kusabue carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0058349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.