Yearning

Year: 1964

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Mikio Naruse

RomanceDrama

After her husband dies in the war, Reiko takes over the family’s modest grocery shop, restoring it and running it from their home. Decades later, a new supermarket opens nearby, jeopardizing the shop’s clientele, and her in‑laws plot to replace the small store with a modern supermarket, threatening Reiko’s livelihood.

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