
Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In her final stages, Fumiko meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her experiences.

Yumeji Tsukioka
Fumiko Shimojô

Masayuki Mori
Mori

Ryōji Hayama
Akira Ôtsuki

Yōko Sugi
Kinuko

Shirō Ōsaka
Yoshio

Tōru Abe
Yamagami

Ikuko Kimuro
Seiko

Hiroko Kawasaki
Tatsuko

Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Mrs. Shirakawa

Kinuyo Tanaka
Neighbor's Wife

Junkichi Orimoto
Shigeru Anzai

Chōko Iida
Hide

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

Noor
Noor

Yoshiko & Yuriko
Yoshiko & Yuriko

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night

The War Game
The War Game

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

Squandered Sunday
Squandered Sunday

The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words

My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me
The Island
The Island

The Two of Them
The Two of Them

Open Hearts
Open Hearts