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JAPAN · 1968

Confession

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave nostalgia filmmaking hometown memory coming of age
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Synopsis

A filmmaker recalls his youth in the town of Onomichi. In the present, he shoots a film in Onomichi alongside his cast, crew and family.

Year1968
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
MovementJapanese New Wave
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