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The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
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Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Mokichi Satake
Taeko Satake
Noboru Okada
Aya Amamiya
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Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
Setsuko Yamauchi
Yamauchi
Chizu Yamauchi
Koji Yamauchi
Sadao Hirayama
Shige
Toichiro Amamiya
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