JAPAN · 1955

Jibun no Ana no Nakade

Tomu Uchida
Japanese Golden Age unrequited love class difference family dynamics social expectations self-sacrifice
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Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings.

Year1955
CountryJapan
DirectorTomu Uchida
Jibun no Ana no Nakade poster

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