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Forever a Woman

8.1(48)19551h 49m1

Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In her final stages, Fumiko meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her experiences.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • poet
  • breast cancer
  • divorced woman
  • woman director
  • mastectomy

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

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Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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  • Criterion Channel logoCriterion Channel

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Release dates

  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical2021 4k restoration16 Feb 2022
    • Digital / OTTarte, 2021 4k restoration15 Mar 2022
    • TVArte, 2021 4k restoration20 Mar 2025
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical23 Nov 1955

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Forever a Woman was released on 23 November 1955.

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