Japan Release: 1956
Running Time: 91 minutes

Sudden Rain

 驟雨
[Shuu]

Sundays for Ryotaro and Fumiko have become routine: he reads the paper, she knits; he complains that his stomach hurts, she readies his medicine; she suggests things to do, he decides to stay home; he yawns, she yawns. They have no children and live in a suburb outside of Tokyo, surrounded by gossipy neighbors. One particular afternoon, the community gains two new residents, Nenkichi and his nonconformist wife Hinako. As the two couples come to know each other, upcoming layoffs in Ryotaro's company trigger what could very well be the end of his marriage to Fumiko. He wishes to return to the country. She wishes to stay near Tokyo and find employment of her own. He opposes the idea of his wife working. Despite being married for some time, they still do not understand each other. Pretty soon, it becomes clear the possibility of separation is looming over them...

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Sudden Rain

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Rain, Rain
[Literal translation]

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Background and Trivia

• Toho submitted the film to the US copyright office on December 29th, 1997 with the registration number of PA0000889360. The movie was submitted under its Romaji title, Shuu, and its international title, Sudden Rain. The copyright registration was a multi-item claim. Toho also submitted The Legend of the White Serpent (1956), Rainy Night Duel (1956), A Wife's Heart (1956) and A House of a Geisha (1956) during the same registration process.

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