Hungry Soul
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.
Yūzō Kawashima
Casts & Crew
Tatsuya Mihashi
Yôko Minamida
Yukiko Todoroki
Shirō Ōsaka
Nobuo Kaneko
Isamu Kosugi
Yumi Takano
Miyuki Kuwano
Akira Kobayashi
Setsuko Kato
Misako Watanabe
Yoshirô Katô
Masami Miyaji
Akiko Sagawa
Chiyoko Shimizu
Masuyo Suzumura
Yôko Takeuchi
Keiko Tama
Midori Tsuzuki
Kô Date
Keiko Shima
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