This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.In Japanese with English subtitles.The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected. She finds herself a new apartment in the suburbs and as she sits at a window, she sees a lightning flash that seems to crystallize the break she has made with her past. The film won 1953 Blue Ribbon Awards for best director (Mikio Naruse), best film (Mikio Naruse) and for best supporting actress Chieko Nakakita. It also won Mainichi Film Concours for best film score by Ichirō Saitō and again for best supporting actress Chieko Nakakita.
