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Hungry Soul (1956)

Original title: 飢える魂

1956-10-31 · 1h 19m · JA
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Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.

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Yūzō KawashimaDirector

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Tatsuya MihashiTatsuya MihashiRetsuto TachibanaYōko MinamidaYōko MinamidaReiko ShibaYukiko TodorokiYukiko TodorokiMayumi OgouchiShirō ŌsakaShirō ŌsakaMasaharu ShimotsumaNobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoReiji AjiokaIsamu KosugiIsamu KosugiNaokichi ShibaYumi TakanoYumi TakanoMichiyo AjiokaMiyuki KuwanoMiyuki KuwanoShouko AjiokaAkira KobayashiAkira KobayashiAkira OgouchiSetsuko KatoSetsuko KatoIseko OgouchiMisako WatanabeMisako WatanabeNoriko IzumitaniYoshirō KatōYoshirō KatōTozai Publishing Employee

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference374504

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What is Hungry Soul about?

Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.

How long is Hungry Soul?

Hungry Soul has a runtime of 79 minutes.