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From the outside, Yuriko appears to be living a happy life. However, her husband is away on a business trip, and what's more, he seems to be having an affair with her secretary. And although he's her step-son, he's a completely grown man, and she lives alone with him. Sensing a forbidden desire reflected in her son's gaze towards her, she feels a sense of immorality and guilt, but her ripe body aches mysteriously. Then, Yuriko finds out that a widowed mother and son who live nearby are having a physical relationship. And that night, driven by an uncontrollable ache, she visits her son's bedroom...
Director
Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Masato Kurata
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.