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Foghorn (1952)

Foghorn poster
Original title
霧笛
Directed by
Senkichi Taniguchi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese woman who is the lover of an American man falls in love with her servant. The story explores her conflicted emotions and relationships.

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What happens

Foghorn (Japanese: 霧笛, Hepburn: Muteki) is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi. It stars Shirley Yamaguchi and Toshirō Mifune. It was produced by Toho Studios. The film, based on a novel by Jirō Osaragi, which was previously filmed in 1934 by Minoru Murata, is about a Japanese woman, the lover of an American, who falls in love with her servant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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