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Shunkinshō (1935)

Shunkinshō poster
Original title
春琴抄 お琴と佐助
Directed by
Yasujirō Shimazu
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy blind woman and her devoted servant live together in 1930s Japan. The story traces their intense and complicated bond.

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What happens

Okoto et Sasuke (春琴抄 お琴と佐助, Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke) est un film japonais de Yasujirō Shimazu sorti en 1935 et adapté d'une nouvelle de Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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