![Poster of the movie Midareru [1964]](/images/posters/1000x1500/75/yearning-1964-i-movie-poster.jpg)
1964 Romantic drama
1h 38min
Widowed after just six months of marriage during the war, Reiko single-handedly rebuilds her husband's family's liquor store following a devastating bombing raid. Eighteen years later, the business struggles against a new supermarket, while she fends off greedy sisters-in-law eager to marry her off and contends with the unwanted advances of her rambunctious brother-in-law Koji (Yuzo Kayama), who pines for her, culminating in a shattering emotional climax.
| Directed by | Mikio Naruse |
| Written by | Zenzô Matsuyama, Mikio Naruse |
| Company | Toho CompanyToho CompanyToho Company |
| Original lang. | Japanese |
| Country | Japan |