Overview

Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as shrewd as the shrewdest of the older generation of dyed-in-the-wool Osaka businessmen, steps into picture and Shikiko soon feels that he is indispensable to her. But the advent of a man in their midst breaks up the harmony that has existed among the four women, as gradually he forces himself on them with promises of love.

Cast

Machiko Kyō, Junko Kano, Tamao Nakamura, Ayako Wakao, Jirō Tamiya, Masayuki Mori, Taketoshi Naitō, Eiji Funakoshi

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What is "A Design for Dying" about?

Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as shrewd as the shrewdest of the older generation of dyed-in-the-wool Osaka businessmen, steps into picture and Shikiko soon feels that he is indispensable to her. But the advent of a man in their midst breaks up the harmony that has existed among the four women, as gradually he forces himself on them with promises of love.

When was "A Design for Dying" released?

A Design for Dying was released in 1961.

Who stars in "A Design for Dying"?

The cast includes Machiko Kyō, Junko Kano, Tamao Nakamura, Ayako Wakao.