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Cast
Tatsuya Mihashi
as Retsuto Tachibana
Yōko Minamida
as Reiko Shiba
Yukiko Todoroki
as Mayumi Ogouchi
Shirō Ōsaka
as Masaharu Shimotsuma
Nobuo Kaneko
as Reiji Ajioka
Misako Watanabe
as Noriko Izumitani
Isamu Kosugi
as Naokichi Shiba
Yumi Takano
as Michiyo Ajioka
Miyuki Kuwano
as Shouko Ajioka
Akira Kobayashi
as Akira Ogouchi
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1956
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes8
DirectorYūzō Kawashima
WritersRuiju Yanagisawa, Yūzō Kawashima
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHungry Soul, Part II
About Hungry Soul, Part II
A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, Hungry Soul, Part II leans on a strong ensemble — Tatsuya Mihashi, Yōko Minamida, Yukiko Todoroki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1956.
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