So which one would you want to marry the daughter or the mother?

Agreed. But the daughter's friend was cool.

Poets are made by fools like me, but only God can make STD.

Neither.
I'd pick her friend Yuriko, played by the lovely and charming Mariko Okada.
She completely stole the movie.

I think Yuriko was the most appealing girl in the film, both in terms of looks and personality. Ayako and Akiko were pretty but I wouldn't have much in common with either of them.

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of history.
-Mao Zedong

Another vote for Yuriko. With every film I see of hers, Mariko Okada is getting closer and closer to becoming my favorite Japanese actress.

Mariko Okada without a doubt.