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You can stream Yearning (1964) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.

Yearning is a film that explores themes of widow, family relationships, unrequited love. It also touches on grocery store.