Midareru (Yearning)

Midareru (Yearning) (1964)

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In this depressing Japanese drama, a grocer continues to operate her husband's business long after he has killed himself. Her brother-in-law has been in love with her for ages. Eventually she gives in and a romance blooms until she suddenly rejects him in favor of her husband's memory. The jilted… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Mikio Naruse
Written By
Mikio Naruse, Zenzo Matsuyama
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Oct 23, 1964 Limited

Critic Reviews

  • Keith Uhlich, Slant Magazine

    It is best to begin a discussion of Mikio Naruse's Yearning by focusing on its concluding image.

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  • Stella D


    this is the finest melodrama i have ever seen. in a side note: i don't know why so many synopses refer to reiko's husband as a suicide when he was clearly killed in the war. anyway, the height of naruse and takemine's work, along with 'floating clouds'

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