A Face from the Past (1941)
- Original title
- なつかしの顔
- Directed by
- Mikio Naruse
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 34 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a rural Japanese village in 1941, a local man named Yoichi appears in a newsreel, stirring excitement among his family and neighbors. The film shows how a small community reacts to war propaganda before the Pacific War begins.
melancholictenderrestrainedpoignantslow-burngroundedwistfulquietearnest
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