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The Good Fairy (1951)

The Good Fairy poster
Original title
善魔
Directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to do good deeds for others but finds his efforts have unintended consequences. The story follows his journey as he learns about the complexities of helping people.

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What happens

The Good Fairy (Japanese: 善魔, Hepburn: Zenma; lit. Good Demon) is a 1951 Japanese drama film based on a novel by Kunio Kishida and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is the film debut of actor Rentarō Mikuni (born Masao Sato), who took his character name as his stage name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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