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JAPAN · 1953

Mr. Pu

Kon Ichikawa
Japanese Golden Age unemployment romance education social struggle class differences
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Synopsis

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

Year1953
CountryJapan
DirectorKon Ichikawa
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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