Forever a Woman (乳房よ永遠なれ) 68 years old

Forever a Woman

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man who shows a low self esteem, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poetess. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and the development of a serious illness: a breast cancer, which leads her to lose her breasts. In the last stage of her life she meets a young journalist arrived from Tokyo, an admirer of her work, who wants to write a story on her life.

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Forever a Woman Cast

Name Character
Ryôji Hayama He was 23, now 91 years old as Akira Ôtsuki
Shirô Ôsaka He was 35, 69 years old when he died as Yoshio
Chôko Iida He was 58, 75 years old when he died as Hide
Masayuki Mori He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Mori
Yoshiko Tsubouchi She was 40, 70 years old when she died as Mrs. Shirakawa
Kinuyo Tanaka She was 44, 66 years old when she died as Neighbor's wife
Tôru Abe He was 38, 76 years old when he died as Yamagami
Yôko Sugi as Kinuko
Junkichi Orimoto He was 28, 92 years old when he died as Shigeru Anzai
Yumeji Tsukioka She was 33, 94 years old when she died as Fumiko Shimojô
Hiroko Kawasaki She was 43, 64 years old when she died as Tatsuko
Fumie Kitahara She was 35, 60 years old when she died
Teruyo Hasegawa
Zenji Yamada
Bokuzen Hidari He was 61, 77 years old when he died as Hide's husband

Forever a Woman Crew

Name Department
Kinuyo Tanaka as Director. She was 44 (66) years old when She died Directing
Sumie Tanaka as Screenplay. She was 47 (91) years old when She died Writing
Kumenobu Fujioka as Director of Photography. Camera
Kimihiko Nakamura as Production Design. Art
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Forever a Woman (68 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 23, 1955
  • Runtime: 109 minutes