“Silken strands symbolizing the beauty of traditional Japan....”
When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.
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Cast
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Michiyo Aratama
Fujiyo Shindo
Known for
Kwaidan
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Yoshiko Kayama
Kikuko Shindo
Known for
Three Outlaw Samurai
Noboru Nakamura
Also in
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Yumie Hiraiwa
Mariko Kaga
Momoko Shindo
Known for
Pale Flower
Love Letter
Mikijiro Hira
Kenkichi Katsuma
Known for
The Face of Another
Sword of the Beast
Mihoko Shibata
Kayo
Also in
A Quiet Life
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tamotsu Hayakawa
Keiji Mochii
Also in
Woman of the Lake
18 Roughs
Eijirō Tōno
Soga
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Tomo'o Nagai
Lawyer Ogura
Also in
Ikiru
Black River
Takuya Fujioka
Known for
Gamera vs. Barugon
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Noboru Nakamura Director · Yumie Hiraiwa Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
First release January 14, 1967 · Produced in Japan · Original title 惜春
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
惜春
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 14, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 1, 1967 · Berlin International Film Festival
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