Kakekomi

Synopsis

During the Edo period, women seeking divorce or fleeing abusive husbands ran to the Tokei-ji Temple in Kamakura. Nobujiro, a young doctor and author, and his aunt Genbei, mistress of the official inn of the temple, try to help the various suffering "kakekomi" women. Based on the novel by Hisashi Inoue, Kakekomi delivers an extraordinary story of recovering women's rights with a witty script.