Based on a true incident happened in Japan in 1960s. This Japanese drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters and emotions as it focuses on a tangled web of murder and deceit encountered by a beautiful woman, Kayo (Sayuri Yoshinaga) after her abusive husband is murdered.Won Award of the Japanese Academy Best Actress Sayuri YoshinagaWon Hochi Film Award Best Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga Won Mainichi Film Concours Best Actress Sayuri YoshinagaNominated Award of the Japanese Academy (8 times)