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JAPAN · 1964

Yearning

Mikio Naruse
Japanese Golden Age family conflict economic displacement widow's struggle modernization vs tradition small business decline
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Synopsis

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.

Year1964
CountryJapan
DirectorMikio Naruse
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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