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Yearning

10.019931h 38mMovieDrama

Set during the Meiji period (1868-1912), Kaede is the former mistress of a wealthy merchant. When he dies, she is forced out on the street and forced to give up her young daughter to the merchant’s family.

DirectorTamasaburō Bandō V
WritersGenki Yoshimura·Taeko Sakurai
ProducersShigehiro Nakagawa·Toshiaki Nakazawa

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Cast · Directed by Tamasaburō Bandō V

SYSayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Onami
KK
Kyoko Kataoka
Kaede
KKKirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki
Omatsu
TNToshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Odabe
HNHiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
SSSumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
Osawa
SYShōji Yasui
Shōji Yasui
TTTouta Tarumi
Touta Tarumi

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Yearning hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 17, 1993. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.