Bitter Spirit (Japanese: 永遠の人, romanized: Eien no Hito, lit.

'The eternal Person') is a 1961 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.

[4] Masakazu Tamura made his official debut in the film.

[5] Over a time span of 30 years, the film tells the story of Sadako, who is pressured into a marriage with Heibei, the crippled war veteran son of the local landlord, although she loves Takashi, a young man from the same village.

Takashi later marries Tomoko, but neither he nor Sadako can forget their past mutual affection.