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Battle of Roses (1950)

Battle of Roses poster
Original title
薔薇合戦
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is caught in a love triangle with a married man and his wife. The story follows their conflicting desires and the emotional fallout.

melodramaticemotionally chargedsoberromantictragictenseslow-burndomestic

What happens

Battle of Roses (Japanese: 薔薇合戦, romanized: Bara kassen) is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the pre-war novel Bara kassen by Fumio Niwa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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