Hungry Soul

Hungry Soul

79 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 31, 1956

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.

Hungry Soul

79 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 31, 1956

Hungry Soul
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 飢える魂
Directors Yūzō Kawashima, Shôhei Imamura
Writers Ruiju Yanagisawa, Fumio Niwa, Yūzō Kawashima

Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Retsuto Tachibana

Yôko Minamida

as Reiko Shiba

Yukiko Todoroki

as Mayumi Ogouchi

Shirō Ōsaka

as Masaharu Shimotsuma

Nobuo Kaneko

as Reiji Ajioka

Isamu Kosugi

as Naokichi Shiba

Yumi Takano

as Michiyo Ajioka

Miyuki Kuwano

as Shouko Ajioka

Akira Kobayashi

as Akira Ogouchi

Setsuko Kato

as Iseko Ogouchi

Misako Watanabe

as Noriko Izumitani

Yoshirō Katō

as Tozai Publishing Employee

Masami Miyaji

as Tozai Publishing Employee

Akiko Sagawa

as Housemaid in Nagoya

Chiyoko Shimizu

as Hot Spring "Mark" Maid

Masuyo Suzumura

as Maiden of "Watakin

Yôko Takeuchi

as Housemaid in Kyoto

Keiko Tama

as Junko Asukai

Midori Tsuzuki

as Kyôko Shiba

Kô Date

as Kyoto Banquet Secretary

Keiko Shima

as Geisha Tamayakko