Miss Oyu

In 19th-century Japan, Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyū, played by Kinuyo Tanaka. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke, leading to a complicated sibling relationship. The film explores the themes of death in childbirth, tradition, and loyalty as Oyū navigates her situation, ultimately leaving behind a child to raise on her own.