Ken Uehara Setsuko Hara Yukiko Shimazaki

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage, all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

Story: Michiyo moved to Osaka two years ago, when her husband Hatsunosuke who works at a stock brokerage was transfered from Tokyo. She wash, cook and clean 365 days a year. All the dreams and hopes she had when they got married five years ago seems to be gone. From here on we follow the everyday life of Mr. and Mrs. Okamoto.