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Tonbo kaeri dōchū (1950)

Tonbo kaeri dōchū poster
Original title
とんぼ返り道中
Directed by
Torajirō Saitō
Genre
music, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 22m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A traveler has a series of comedic adventures while journeying along a road in Japan. The film follows their encounters with various people and mishaps along the way.

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What happens

Tonbo gaeri dōchū (とんぼ返り道中) is a 1950 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Torajiro Saito. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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