Forever a Woman

First Japanese female director to chronicle a poetic divorce, Tanaka turns a mid-century melodrama into a quiet office for postpartum lyrical reclamation. Fumiko’s pen and pain grow together, ending in the kind of peace that comes from outlasting a husband and a surgeon. A sweet epilogue for anyone who believes 1955 needed fewer chrysanthemums.

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Kinuyo Tanaka directed Forever a Woman in 1955. See Kinuyo Tanaka's full filmography, where to start with Kinuyo Tanaka, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kinuyo Tanaka.

Forever a Woman was released in 1955 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.