Satogashi ga Kawareru Toki Synopsis & Summary

Aiyako Wakao stars in this drama about an actress whose life experiences mirror those of the late Marilyn Monroe. The dedicated actress is befriended by an elderly producer, poses nude for a calendar, goes back to school, and marries a baseball player. After her divorce, she turns into an intellectual playwright before taking too many sleeping pills. The unoriginal story is taken from a novel by Aiyako Sono. - Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide