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Tsuchi (1939)

Tsuchi poster
Original title
Directed by
Tomu Uchida
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A farmer struggles to survive on barren land in rural Japan. The film follows his daily labor and hardships as he contends with poverty and nature.

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What happens

Earth (土, Tsuchi) is a 1939 Japanese drama film directed by Tomu Uchida. It is based on the 1912 novel Tsuchi by poet Takashi Nagatsuka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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