Marital Relations (夫婦善哉) 68 years old

The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for best director, best actor (Morishige) and best actress (Awashima), and the Mainichi Concours award for best actor and best screenplay (Yasumi Toshio). It ranked second (after Naruse Mikio’s Ukigumo) on the Kinema Junpō top ten films for the year.

Credits

Marital Relations Cast

Name Character
Ikio Sawamura He was 50, 70 years old when he died
Haruo Tanaka He was 43, 79 years old when he died
Eiko Miyoshi She was 61, 69 years old when she died
Noriko Honma She was 43, 97 years old when she died
Hisaya Morishige He was 42, 96 years old when he died as Ryukichi
Yoko Tsukasa She was 21, now 89 years old
Akira Tani He was 9, now 58 years old
Isao Yamagata He was 40, 80 years old when he died
Kichijirô Ueda He was 51, 68 years old when he died
Chikage Awashima She was 31, 87 years old when she died as Choko
Senkichi Ômura He was 33, 69 years old when he died
Sonosuke Sawamura He was 37, 60 years old when he died
Shoichi Hirose He was 37, now 105 years old

Marital Relations Crew

Name Department
Toshio Yasumi as Writer. He was 52 (88) years old when He died Writing
Ikuma Dan as Original Music Composer. He was 31 (76) years old when He died Sound
Kôichi Iwashita as Editor. Editing
Shirō Toyoda as Director. He was 49 (71) years old when He died Directing
Mitsuo Miura as Director of Photography. He was 52 (53) years old when He died Camera
Marital Relations poster
Marital Relations (68 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 13, 1955
  • Runtime: 121 minutes