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JAPAN · 1949

My Love Has Been Burning

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age women's rights political activism Meiji era Japan romantic love government oppression
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Synopsis

In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.

Year1949
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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