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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Mikio Naruse. Japanese-language Drama. Based on the novel 'Ukigumo' by Fumiko Hayashi. After WWII, a lonely woman (Hideko Takamine) attempts to rekindle an affair she had with a married man (Masayuki Mori).

Content elements

  • Infrequent references to sexual assault and abortion - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of illness and death - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Love and desire
  • Rejection
  • Complex relationships

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature subject matter and substance use

Classification date

December 24, 2025

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