A portrait of the difficult relationship between a mother and her grown daughter that wavers between love, hate and jealousy. A bitter, merciless melodrama in which the cheerful color photography provides a sharp contrast to the bleak human conflicts. (Annette Lingg)
Cast: Awashima Chikage, Arima Ineko, Nagai Tomoo, Yamada Isuzu
Color: Color
Running time: 95 min.
In partnership with the Deutsche Kinemathek. With thanks to Shochiku Co. Ltd., Tokyo FilmEx (Hayashi Kanako), the Japan Foundation, the National Film Center, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Photo: © Shochiku Co., Ltd.
