Hungry Soul (飢える魂) 68 years old

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.

Credits

Shirô Ôsaka as Shimotsuma

Nobuo Kaneko as Ajioka

Akira Kobayashi as Akira

Tatsuya Mihashi as Tachibana

Miyuki Kuwano as Akiko

Yukiko Todoroki as Mayumi

Hungry Soul Cast

Name	Character
Shirô Ôsaka He was 36, 69 years old when he died	as Shimotsuma
Nobuo Kaneko He was 33, 71 years old when he died	as Ajioka
Akira Kobayashi He was 18, now 86 years old	as Akira
Tatsuya Mihashi He was 32, 80 years old when he died	as Tachibana
Miyuki Kuwano She was 14, now 82 years old	as Akiko
Yukiko Todoroki She was 39, 49 years old when she died	as Mayumi
Misako Watanabe She was 24, now 92 years old	as Noriko
Yôko Minamida She was 23, 76 years old when she died	as Reiko
Isamu Kosugi He was 52, 79 years old when he died	as Shiba

Hungry Soul Crew

Name	Department
Shohei Imamura as Assistant Director. He was 30 (79) years old when He died	Directing
Yuzo Kawashima as Director. He was 38 (45) years old when He died	Directing
Yuzo Kawashima as Screenplay. He was 38 (45) years old when He died	Writing
Kuratarô Takamura as Director of Photography. He was 35 (84) years old when He died	Camera
Fumio Niwa as Original Story. He was 52 (101) years old when He died	Writing
Kimihiko Nakamura as Art Direction.	Art

Hungry Soul (68 years)

Release day: Wednesday, October 31, 1956
Runtime: 79 minutes