Released by the BFI in 2007 as part of the Mikio Naruse box-set. A foreign film (Japan) A DVD release of the motion picture produced in 1960. DVD extras: Japanese cinema expert Freda Freiberg interviewed by Adrian Martin -- Freda Freiberg on the film -- Audio commentary by Freda Freiberg -- Theatrical trailer. 880-02 Takamine Hideko, Mori Masayuki, Dan Reiko, Nakadai Tatsuya.
Summary:
"The widowed Keiko manages a hostess bar in Tokyo's Ginza district. She remains faithful to the memory of her husband and supports her mother, brother and his son. The smiling mask she wears allows her to make a living, but the pressure to sell herself is unrelenting. Her business is failing and she must decide whether to raise the money to buy her own bar or marry one of the admiring affluent patrons."--Container.
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