67 minutes
3/7/1935
When Kaoru's sister-in-law Miyoko arrives at the family home, tender feelings start to grow between the two. However, the initial happiness that Kaoru finds in the company of her beautiful sister-in-law is frustrated by her brother Mitsuo, Miyoko's husband, who intervenes in their budding passion. Full of unspoken words, deeply suggestive mise-en-scène, and forbidden glances, Fukujuso is a compelling melodrama that surprises us with its potent homoeroticism, especially considering its year of production.
Naomi Egawa
as Kaoru
Mitsue Hisamatsu
as Miyoko
Kimie Hayashi
as Tsuyako
Ginko Hanabusa
as Kimiko
Ruriko Hoshi
as Masako
Mineko Komatsu
Junko Kimura
Hikaru Kicchôji
as Mitsuo, Kaoru's brother
Bumon Kahara
as Kaoru's father
Choji Oka
as Grandfather
Hiroshi Ueda
as Photographer
Yōyō Kojima
as Schoolmaster
Kazuo Hinomoto
Eirô Niimi
Joe Ohara
Aiko Matsuyama
as Tokiko
Kan Ueda
as Photographer