Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

1958 · 97 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance

Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family expectation and an arranged marriage. Her path shifts when she encounters Shinichi, whose presence stirs both inspiration and conflict within the tightly bound world around her. Amid love, rivalry, and the fragile beauty of flowers, Kozue must decide how to shape her own future.

Directed by Hideo Suzuki · Written by Tadao Ikeda

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Yōko Tsukasa Domoto Kozue
Akira Takarada Tsuda Shin'ichi
Minoru Chiaki Yanami Fukuzo
Haruko Sugimura Ikegami Rie
Teruko Nagaoka Tsuda Matsuyo
Nobuo Nakamura Hishikawa Kao
Mitsuko Kusabue Tsuzuki Asako
Tsûsai Sugawara Tsuzuki Keigo
Kumeko Urabe Muraki Sawa

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