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A Woman's Life

7.119632h 6mMovieDrama

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

DirectorMikio Naruse
WriterRyōzō Kasahara
ProducersSanezumi Fujimoto·Masakatsu Kaneko

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Streaming in 2 other countries

A Woman's Life isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan, Poland. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Mikio Naruse

HTHideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Nobuko Shimizu
ATAkira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Koichi Shimizu
TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Takashi Akimoto
NKNatsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
Kimiko, Koichi's mother
TYTsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kohei Shimizu
YHYuriko Hoshi
Yuriko Hoshi
Midori Tominaga
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kenkichi Masuda, Nobuko's father
KSKin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Tsune Masuda, Nobuko's mother
CNChieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Satoko Masuda
DKDaisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Tobita
KAKeiko Awaji
Keiko Awaji
Tamae Misawa
MKMitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Shizuo Kinoshita

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