
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.

Setsuko Shinobu
Sugiko Shima

Akio Isono
Koichi, her younger brother

Hikaru Yamanouchi
Hiroshi Yamanouchi

Nobuko Wakaba
Takako, his elder sister

Fumiko Katsuragi
mother

Shinichi Himori
Shinkichi Yamamura
Chiyoko Katori
Kesako Nakane

Ichiro Yuki
Machio Harada

Yukiko Inoue
Yoshiko Hisayama
Fujiko Matsuzono
her friend

Reikō Tani
Butler
Sadako Araki
Waitress at café

Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes

Reclaim Your Brain
Reclaim Your Brain

Away from Her
Away from Her

Irina Palm
Irina Palm

A Single Rider
A Single Rider

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man

Enough
Enough

Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In

My Blueberry Nights
My Blueberry Nights

Nell
Nell

Schroeder's Wonderful World
Schroeder's Wonderful World

Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim