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Somewhere Under the Broad Sky (1954)

Somewhere Under the Broad Sky poster
Original title
この広い空のどこかに
Directed by
Masaki Kobayashi
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Several ordinary people in post-war Tokyo search for connection and meaning in their daily lives. Their stories weave together as they try to find happiness despite loneliness and hardship.

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What happens

Quelque part sous le ciel immense (この広い空のどこかに, Kono hiroi sora no dokok) est un film japonais de Masaki Kobayashi, sorti en 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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