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Marital Relations (1955)

Original title: 夫婦善哉

1955-09-13 · 2h 1m · JA
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The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for best director, best actor (Morishige) and best actress (Awashima), and the Mainichi Concours award for best actor and best screenplay (Yasumi Toshio). It ranked second (after Naruse Mikio’s Ukigumo) on the Kinema Junpō top ten films for the year.

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Shirō ToyodaDirector

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Hisaya MorishigeHisaya MorishigeRyukichiChikage AwashimaChikage AwashimaChokoYōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaHaruo TanakaHaruo TanakaEiko MiyoshiEiko MiyoshiYoshiko MorikawaYoshiko MorikawaIsao YamagataIsao YamagataKichijirō UedaKichijirō UedaSonosuke SawamuraSonosuke SawamuraAkira TaniAkira TaniNoriko HonmaNoriko HonmaIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamura

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference374702Actor preference173586 · 91080 · 244630Country preferenceJpDecade preference1950

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What is Marital Relations about?

The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for best director, best actor (Morishige) and best actress (Awashima), and the Mainichi Concours award for best actor and best screenplay (Yasumi Toshio). It ranked second (after Naruse Mikio’s Ukigumo) on the Kinema Junpō top ten films for the year.

How long is Marital Relations?

Marital Relations has a runtime of 121 minutes.