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Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family conflicts and her mother’s unexpected remarriage lead her to rethink happiness and relationships.
Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family conflicts and her mother’s unexpected remarriage lead her to rethink happiness and relationships.
Yuriko Hoshi
Miyako Hanai (Fourth Daughter)
Reiko Dan
Junko Nakanishi (Second Daughter)
Akira Takarada
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
Keiko Muramatsu
Toshiko Kitamura (Third Daughter)
Yōko Tsukasa
Akiko Okabayashi (Eldest Daughter)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Shuji Okabayashi (Akiko’s Husband)
Yōsuke Natsuki
Shiro Kumamoto
Makoto Satō
Sanjiro Kitamura (Toshiko’s Husband)
Aiko Mimasu
Sumi Hanai
Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family conflicts and her mother’s unexpected remarriage lead her to rethink happiness and relationships.
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