Kumeko Urabe

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Yearning
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Yearning

Jan. 15, 1964

Yearning

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband’s family. Many years later, their business is threatened by ...
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
7.5

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, in particular his love for a young woman.
Brother and Sister
7.3

Brother and Sister

Aug. 19, 1953

Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal ...
Lightning
7.5

Lightning

Oct. 09, 1952

Lightning

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a ...
The Rainbow Man
5.6

The Rainbow Man

Jul. 18, 1949

The Rainbow Man

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend’s boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. ...
Women of the Night
7.2

Women of the Night

May. 26, 1948

Women of the Night

In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako’s sister-in-law—descend into ...