The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)

The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)

1935-03-07 Japan 67 Min. PG-13
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Overview

When Kaoru's sister-in-law Miyoko arrives at the family home, tender feelings start to grow between the two. However, the initial happiness that Kaoru finds in the company of her beautiful sister-in-law is frustrated by her brother Mitsuo, Miyoko's husband, who intervenes in their budding passion. Full of unspoken words, deeply suggestive mise-en-scène, and forbidden glances, Fukujuso is a compelling melodrama that surprises us with its potent homoeroticism, especially considering its year of production.

Cast

Kimie Hayashi is Tsuyako
Ruriko Hoshi is Masako
Hikaru Kicchôji is Mitsuo, Kaoru's brother
Mitsuo, Kaoru's brother
加原武門 is Kaoru's father
Kaoru's father
丘寵児 is Grandfather
Grandfather
上田寛 is Photographer
Photographer
小島洋々 is Schoolmaster
Schoolmaster