The Eternal Breasts (1955)

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man who shows a low self esteem, shares her family life with her asleep vocation as a poetess. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and the development of a serious illness: a breast cancer, which leads her to lose her breasts. In the last stage of her life she meets a young journalist arrived from Tokyo, an admirer of her work, who want to write a story on her life. Both live a secret love history.

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Summary Details
Earliest Release DateApril 6, 2023 (Portugal)
Running Time1 hr 46 min
GenresBiography Drama Romance
FilmmakersRole
Kinuyo Tanaka Director
Sumie Tanaka Writer
Eisei Koi Producer
Takanobu Saitô Composer
Kumenobu Fujioka Cinematographer
Kimihiko Nakamura Production Designer
CastRole
Yumeji Tsukioka
Fumiko Shimojô
Ryôji Hayama
Akira Ôtsuki
Junkichi Orimoto
Shigeru Anzai
Hiroko Kawasaki
Tatsuko - Fumiko's mother