Battle of Roses

All About Eve without sentiment. A widow's business is swallowed by a rival, who then schemes to marry her sister. Naruse's unsung melodrama exposes a tangled web of postwar obligation.

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Mikio Naruse directed Battle of Roses in 1950. See Mikio Naruse's full filmography, where to start with Mikio Naruse, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mikio Naruse.

Battle of Roses was released in 1950 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.