# The Affair (1967)

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**Original title**: *情炎*
**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Yoshishige Yoshida
**Written by**: Tsutomu Tamura, Yoshishige Yoshida
**Starring**: Mariko Okada, Yoshie Minami, Tadahiko Sugano, Shigako Shimegi, Isao Kimura, Etsushi Takahashi

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Oriko’s mother kept dating boys young enough to be her grandkids, so Oriko disowned her—then watched the same script reboot when widowhood hit her own marriage guidebook. Left alone, her mother’s example finally got through. Something like advice you read too late.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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