JAPAN · 1968

Hymn to a Tired Man

Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese Golden Age family conflict war trauma disability forbidden romance class divide
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During WWII, Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son has fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming.

Year1968
CountryJapan
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
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