Summer Clouds

Year: 1958

Runtime: 128 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Mikio Naruse

Drama

A war widow raises her young son on a farm overseen by a demanding mother‑in‑law. When a reporter arrives for an interview, they begin an affair, only to learn he is married and unwilling to leave his wife. Meanwhile, her older brother fights to preserve the family land, arranging advantageous marriages for his children while facing threats of confiscation and their desire for city jobs instead of the hard paddy work.

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