Kimie Hayashi

During an air raid on Tokyo, a young couple meet and fall instantly in love. They part, promising to meet again on the bridge but unfortunately neglect to tell each other their names. After the war, and after much waiting and dreaming, the young girl-Machiko by name-marries. The marriage does not work out, however, and she decides to get a divorce, only to discover that she is pregnant. (KG)

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.