Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita • 1955 • Japan

First love is often hot and heavy, but short-lived. A woman endures the hardships of an abusive husband for too long, and when an old lover returns she begins to fan that flame. As things heat up between these childhood sweethearts, her family expresses their disapproval. Energized by the warmth of her former beau she considers setting her current relationship ablaze.