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Totsugu hi made (1940)

Totsugu hi made poster
Original title
嫁ぐ日まで
Directed by
Yasujirō Shimazu
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 11m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in prewar Japan prepares for her arranged marriage. The film follows her final days at home and the emotional farewells with her family before her wedding day.

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What happens

Totsugu hi made (Japanese: 嫁ぐ日まで; lit. Until the Wedding Day) is a 1940 Japanese drama and romance film directed by Yasujirō Shimazu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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