Machiko Kyô was born on 25 March 1924 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Rashomon (1950), Ugetsu (1953) and The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956). She died on 12 May 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
A fragmented account of the life of Jeanne as she sets out on the path of adult life and gradually experiences the harsh realities of a woman's life in the 19th-century.