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Warm Current (1939)

Warm Current poster
Original title
暖流
Directed by
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young doctors at a university hospital in Kyoto navigate romantic rivalries and professional ambitions. Their relationships and careers are tested by personal choices and social expectations in pre-war Japan.

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What happens

Courant chaud (暖流, Danryū) est un film japonais réalisé par Kōzaburō Yoshimura et sorti en 1939 en deux parties. Une version plus courte rassemblant les deux parties ressort en 1948. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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