Hungry Soul
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Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
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2 films
Cast
37 people
Tatsuya Mihashi
Retsuto Tachibana
Known for
High and Low
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Yōko Minamida
Reiko Shiba
Known for
House
Gokusen
Kaneo Iwai
Shōhei Imamura
Known for
2009: Lost Memories
Yūzō Kawashima
Yukiko Todoroki
Mayumi Ogouchi
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Kuratarô Takamura
Setsuko Katô
Iseko Ogôchi
Shirō Ōsaka
Masaharu Shimotsuma
Known for
Tokyo Story
Pigs and Battleships
Fumio Niwa
Yoshiro Kato
Nobuo Kaneko
Reiji Ajioka
Known for
Ikiru
Shōgun
Yūzō Kawashima Director · Ruiju Yanagisawa Screenplay Fumio Niwa Story
First release October 31, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 飢える魂
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
飢える魂
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 31, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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