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The Man Who Came to Port (1952)

The Man Who Came to Port poster
Original title
港へ来た男
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to a port town and reconnects with people from his past. The story follows his interactions and the quiet tensions that arise.

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What happens

The Man Who Came to Port (港へ来た男, Minato e kita otoko) is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda. It is based on the story Dance of the Stormy Waves by Shinzo Kajino. The film was both produced and distributed by Toho, and released theatrically in Japan on November 27, 1952. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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