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A Woman's Sorrows (1937)

A Woman's Sorrows poster
Original title
女人哀愁
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A traditional Japanese woman enters a loveless arranged marriage. The film follows her quiet struggle with disappointment and duty.

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What happens

«Женские печали» (яп. 女人哀愁 нёнин аисю) — японский чёрно-белый фильм-драма режиссёра Микио Нарусэ, вышедший на экран в 1937 году. Главную роль исполнила популярная звезда довоенного японского кинематографа Такако Ириэ. История о «консервативной и нерешительной» японке, вышедшей замуж не по любви. Это женский фильм на тему, к которой режиссер Микио Нарусэ обращался в своём творчестве много раз. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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