Russia / May 05, 2001 / Retrospective of Mikio Naruse (Moscow)
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi | Kazuo Takenaka |
| Keiju Kobayashi | Shinzo Murata |
| So Yamamura | |
| Akira Ōizumi | Yoshitaro |
| Ichirō Shimizu | |
| Haruo Tanaka | |
| Chieko Nakakita | Keiko Yamakita |
| Sayuri Tanima | |
| Mitsue Tachibana | Katsuko Suzuki |
| Kumeko Otowa | |
| Yaeko Izumo | |
| Teruko Nagaoka | |
| Kumeko Urabe | Taniguchi Shige |
| Hisako Takihana | Sumi Takenaka |
| Eitarō Shindō | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | めし |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 23 novembre 1951 |
| Executive producer | Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Writer | Toshiro Ide, Sumie Tanaka, Fumiko Hayashi |
| Cinematography | Masao Tamai |
| Assistant directors | Masayoshi Nishikawa, Mikio Naruse, Yasunari Kawabata |
| Lighting | Tsuruzô Nishikawa |
| Camera operators | Masao Tamai |
| Additional photography | Masao Tamai |
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| Production design | Satoru Chūko |
| Art direction | Satoru Chūko |
| Set decoration | Satoru Chūko |
| Music | Fumio Hayasaka, Masao Fujiyoshi |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka, Masao Fujiyoshi |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Nov 23, 1951
France / Feb 17, 1993 / U
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