A Wife Quits

Hirano's wife Yasuko had grown weary of her life of poverty. Her feelings of dissatisfaction deepened when she met her elegantly dressed friend Hanako. When Yasuko asked Hanako for advice, Hanako spoke at length about the restrictions and meaninglessness of married life and encouraged Yasuko to divorce her husband. Persuaded by Hanako’s words, Yasuko divorced Hirano and, hoping to emulate Hanako, adorned herself in fine clothes, applied heavy makeup, and sought to revel in her newfound freedom. But instead of admiration, she was met with ridicule and contempt. Even her attempts to gain recognition from magazines like Hanako’s went unanswered. She applied to work as a café waitress but was rejected, and when she became an office clerk at a company advertised publicly, she was treated as a nuisance. After being tossed about by these setbacks, Yasuko finally came to understand the love of her husband, Hirano.

Chōko Iida

Yasuko

Takeshi Sakamoto

Hirano (husband)

Eiran Yoshikawa

Harada

Fumiko Okamura

Hanako (Yasuko's friend)

Hisao Yoshitani

Aoki

Tokio Seki

Hanako's lover

Dekao Yokoo

Yota Cafe Husband

Tatsuo Saitō

Nakajima (writer)

Denmei Suzuki

Kinuyo Tanaka

• Tadamoto ŌkuboDirector
• Ayame MizushimaScreenplay
• Shôjirô SugimotoDirector of Photography

Release date

August 17, 1928

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Genres

Comedy