Banshun

Plot summary

Somiya was an old widower with a daughter, named Noriko, mature for marriage but would rather live with her father. In order to make her marry with an easy mind, Somiya pretends to take a young wife. Written by Gigi Tam {gigitam@hkstar.com}

Noriko is 27 years old and is still living with her father Somiya, a widower. Noriko just recovered from an illness she developed in the war, and now the important question pops up: when will Noriko start thinking about marriage? Everybody who is important in her life tries to talk her into it: her father, her aunt, a girlfriend. But Noriko doesn't want to get married, she seems extremely happy with her life. She wants to stay with her father to take care of him. After all, she knows best of his manners and peculiarities. But Noriko's aunt doesn't want to give up. She arranges a partner for her and thinks of a plan that will convince Noriko her father can be left alone. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)

Cast of Banshun

	Chishu Ryu	...	Shukichi Somiya
	Setsuko Hara	...	Noriko Somiya
	Yumeji Tsukioka	...	Aya Kitagawa
	Haruko Sugimura	...	Masa Taguchi
	Hohi Aoki	...	Katsuyoshi
	Jun Usami	...	Shuichi Hattori
	Kuniko Miyake	...	Akiko Miwa
	Masao Mishima	...	Jo Onodera
	Yoshiko Tsubouchi	...	Kiku
	Yôko Katsuragi	...	Misako
	Toyoko Takahashi	...	Shige
	Jun Tanizaki	...	Seizo Hayashi