Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Chōchō Miyako, Tanie Kitabayashi, Chōko Iida, Kumeko Urabe, Izumi Hara, Sachiko Murase
Crew: Tadashi Imai (Director), Shunichirō Nakao (Director of Photography), Yoko Mizuki (Original Story), Yoko Mizuki (Screenplay), Kiichi Ichikawa (Executive Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: M. I. I. Production
Runtime: 94 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 03, 1962
IMDb: 10
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