Repast 1951

Michiyo (Hara Setsuko) housewife living with his salaryman husband Hatsunosuke (Uehara Ken) in Osaka. Her 5-year marriage has long since dulled, as she finds domestic duties mechanical and her husband uninspiring. The arrival of her spirited niece Satoko incites Michiyo's disdain for her passionless marriage, and leads her in search of the life she once knew in Tokyo...