The Woman Who Wanted to Die

Japan. 1970. 71 min., 35 mm, b&w, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Koji Wakamatsu. With Eriko Shima and Hiroshi Yajima.

Suitable for 18 years and over.

Introduction by Go Hirasawa, Meiji Gakuin University, Film Historian.

At the same time as Yukio Mishima has committed suicide in public, two couples accidentally meet at an inn in the countryside. The man and the woman, now with different companions, had known each other years ago…

Part of the Globus Film Series: Love Will Tear Us Apart

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