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Apart from You (1933)

Apart from You poster
Original title
君と別れて
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging geisha struggles with the shame her teenage son feels about her work. She finds solace in a younger colleague who faces her own struggles and offers support.

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What happens

Apart From You (君と別れて, Kimi to wakarete) is a 1933 Japanese silent drama film written and directed by Mikio Naruse. The film follows an aging geisha whose teenage son is ashamed of her profession, and their relationship with a young colleague of hers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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