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Akeyuku Sora (1929)

Akeyuku Sora poster
Original title
明け行く空
Directed by
Torajirō Saitō
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan and her mother are separated and lose touch. They later find each other again.

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What happens

Akeyuku Sora (明け行く空, The Dawning Sky) is a 1929 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Torajiro Saito. Written by Ayame Mizushima, is a melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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