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Aoi sanmyaku (1949)

Aoi sanmyaku poster
Original title
青い山脈
Directed by
Tadashi Imai
Genre
drama film, teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A girl in a small town faces gossip after meeting a sailor. Her teacher and classmates support her as she navigates the rumors.

lightheartedbittersweethopefulnostalgicgentleearnestslow-pacedromantic

What happens

Aoi sanmyaku (青い山脈; lit. Blue Mountain Range) is a 1949 two-part black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai. It is based on Yōjirō Ishizaka's novel of the same name, which was first published in serialised form in 1947. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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