Yearning
1993, Japanese. Directed by Tamasaburō Bandō V.
Set during the Meiji period (1868-1912), Kaede is the former mistress of a wealthy merchant. When he dies, she is forced out on the street and forced to give up her young daughter to the merchant’s family.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 29 May 1993
- Original title
- 夢の女
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masafumi Saito, Taeko Sakurai, Genki Yoshimura
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Yearning runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Yearning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 May 1993. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Yearning?
Yearning (1993) was directed by Tamasaburō Bandō V and stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kyoko Kataoka, Kirin Kiki.