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Synopsis
Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...
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Japan · Japanese Golden Age
Films with Similar Themes
Japanese folklore · transformation · sacrifice · poverty and wealth · supernatural love
