No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Yearning end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Yearning easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yearning

Name: Yearning
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1964
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Hideko Takamine, Yūzō Kayama, Mitsuko Kusabue, Mie Hama, Aiko Mimasu

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Produced by TOHO

196498 min8.1 / 10

A melancholic portrait of a war widow's quiet struggle to preserve her livelihood and dignity against economic change and family pressures.

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Bittersweet Family Stories Workplace Movies Coping With Death Family Relationships

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Widow Family Relationships Unrequited Love Grocery Store

Questions people ask

Is Yearning violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Yearning sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Yearning scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Does Yearning end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is Yearning easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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