Ochazuke no aji
A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis.
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"Michiyo Kogure is discontented with her long marriage to Shin Shiburi. She refers to him as "Mr. Obtuse" to her female relations and friends, and talks them into going on holiday with her, claiming to him that her niece, Keiko Tsushima, is at the resort, suffering from appendicitis; she's probably scared and lonely; and then Miss Tsushima walks in. Miss Tsushima is also a problem. Like many an Ozu woman, she doesn't want to get married yet, and certainly doesn't want an arranged marriage like her aunt. It's so primitive. It all comes to a head one evening when he..."
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At the start of the film, two characters mention going to see a new film with Jean Marais. The film was most likely Orpheus (1950), which was released in Japan in June 1951.
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A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis.