Based on Shūhei Fujiwara's novel that director Inoue always wanted to cinematize. A heartrending story of three men and a woman condensed in 52 minutes.

Kotani Zen’emon, a masterless samurai living in a tenement house and surviving by making brushes, has been asked by his boatman neighbor Kichizō to keep an eye on his wife Omine. As a runaway couple in hiding, Kichizō has told his wife not to go anywhere beyond a nearby bridge. However, Omine was growing tired of her daily life full of restrictions. Inoue depicts the jealousy of three men with varying social standings and ages – Zen’emon, Kichizō, and Omine’s former husband – in an almost cold manner, but eventually, the theme of the film – tolerance – emerges like a prayer. The memorable portrayal of bridges, a crucial symbol in Inoue’s later works, is also worth paying attention to.

Japan｜ 2022｜ 52min｜ ｜

• ラブロマンス
• ヒューマンドラマ