The Fishmonger’s Daughter

Set in the maritime Japanese city of Akashi, “The Fishmonger’s Daughter” concerns a superficially westernized arts supply shopkeeper who lives in the vicinity of the famous Uonotana Fish Market. He is having a prolonged love affair with a rich and eccentric married woman from Osaka. After she breaks off their relationship, he finds himself drawn to the fish market’s Japanese authenticity and a fishmonger's daughter.