Mikio NaruseCast
Hideko TakamineCredits
Written by: 
Fumiko Hayashi
Plot
A bus guide with four half-siblings.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mikio Naruse's drama follows a young bus guide whose four half-siblings, by four different fathers, keep pulling at her. Hideko Takamine is wonderful in a sharp, humane study of family, money and independence.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (968 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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