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JAPAN · 1988

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave father-daughter relationship grief and loss family reconciliation starting over coming of age
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Synopsis

A young woman moves in with her estranged father after her mother passes away.

Year1988
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
MovementJapanese New Wave
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