The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)

  • NR
  • 03/07/1935 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 7m

Overview

When Kaoru's sister-in-law Miyoko arrives at the family home, tender feelings start to grow between the two. However, the initial happiness that Kaoru finds in the company of her beautiful sister-in-law is frustrated by her brother Mitsuo, Miyoko's husband, who intervenes in their budding passion. Full of unspoken words, deeply suggestive mise-en-scène, and forbidden glances, Fukujuso is a compelling melodrama that surprises us with its potent homoeroticism, especially considering its year of production.

Nobuko Yoshiya

Novel

Jirô Kawate

Director, Writer

Raizô Hagino

Writer

Cast

Naomi Egawa's headshot

Naomi Egawa

Kaoru
Mitsue Hisamatsu's headshot

Mitsue Hisamatsu

Miyoko
Kimie Hayashi's headshot

Kimie Hayashi

Tsuyako
Ginko Hanabusa's headshot

Ginko Hanabusa

Kimiko
Ruriko Hoshi's headshot

Ruriko Hoshi

Masako
Mineko Komatsu's headshot

Mineko Komatsu

Junko Kimura's headshot

Junko Kimura

Hikaru Kicchôji's headshot

Hikaru Kicchôji

Mitsuo, Kaoru's brother

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