Sound of the Mountain

Sound of the Mountain

1954•1h 36m•7.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(65)

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Ogata Kikuko

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Ogata Shingo

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Otto, Shuuichi

Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Tanizaki Hideko

Teruko Nagaoka

Teruko Nagaoka

Tsuma, Yasuko

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Ikeda

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Aihara Fusako

Rieko Sumi

Rieko Sumi

Kinuko

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Shingo no yuujin

Machiko Kitagawa

Machiko Kitagawa

Fumiko Saito

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

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