The Lady of Musashino

In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.

• Release date
• September 14, 1951
• Runtime
• 88 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka Michiko Akiyama Yukiko Todoroki Tomiko Ono Masayuki Mori Tadao Akiyama Akihiko Katayama Tsutomu Miyaji So Yamamura Eiji Ono Eitarō Shindō Shinzaburo Miyaji Kiyoko Hirai Tamiko Miyaji

M

Minako Nakamura Yukiko Ono