Musume wa kaku kōgi suru

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima

With Kuniko Igawa, Minoru Ōki, Kyoko Kami, Haruyo Ichikawa and Yōko Katsuragi

A story about a high school sophomore, Uzumi Keiko (Kyoko Kami), in a coastal Japanese city, Keiko’s coming-of-age story centers on her strained relationship with her mother and her entanglement in social misunderstandings at school. Her journey reflects postwar Japan’s evolving attitudes toward youth, gender, and family honor, as personal choices become public matters.