Forever a Woman (1955)

Fumiko, a mother of two trapped in an unhappy marriage with an unfaithful, troubled man, seeks solace in her passion for poetry. Her literary career blossoms as her personal life unravels, coinciding with her divorce and a devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Despite undergoing a double mastectomy, Fumiko turns her pain into powerful, award-winning poetry. In these final stages of her life, she meets a young journalist who admires her work.