
Ryukichi, the pampered heir to a cosmetics wholesaler, abandons his wife and child to pursue a scandalous affair with a famous geisha named Choko. This betrayal leads his father to disown him, leaving the unskilled Ryukichi with no way to earn a living. To keep them afloat, Choko is forced to continue working as a geisha while secretly scraping together a nest egg to start their own business. However, Ryukichi remains trapped in his hedonistic lifestyle, eventually squandering Choko’s hard-earned savings on his own self-indulgence.
| Release Date | September 13, 1955 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 夫婦善哉 | |
| Runtime | 2h 1min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Original Language | Japanese | |
| Production Countries | Japan | |
| Production Companies | TOHO | |