How Sorrowful
How Sorrowful
1956, Japanese. Directed by Jūkichi Uno.
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when her parents accuse him of cashing in on her misfortune.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 7 September 1956
- Original title
- あやに愛しき
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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How Sorrowful runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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How Sorrowful isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 1956. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed How Sorrowful?
How Sorrowful (1956) was directed by Jūkichi Uno and stars Kinzō Shin, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eijirō Tōno.