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12 Chapters About Women
JAPAN · 1954

12 Chapters About Women

Kon Ichikawa
marriage ballet gender roles career vs. family physical transformation
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Synopsis

Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was finally about to get married as a result of his promotion, but just then, a big change occurs in Minako's body..

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