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

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Naomi EgawaNaomi EgawaKaoru
  • Photo of Mitsue HisamatsuMitsue HisamatsuMiyoko
  • Photo of Kimie HayashiKimie HayashiTsuyako
  • Photo of Ginko HanabusaGinko HanabusaKimiko
  • Photo of Ruriko HoshiRuriko HoshiMasako
  • Photo of Mineko KomatsuMineko Komatsu
  • Photo of Junko KimuraJunko Kimura
  • Photo of Hikaru KicchôjiHikaru KicchôjiMitsuo, Kaoru's brother
  • Photo of Bumon KaharaBumon KaharaKaoru's father
  • Photo of Choji OkaChoji OkaGrandfather

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