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Keisatsu Nikki (1955)

Keisatsu Nikki poster
Original title
警察日記
Directed by
Seiji Hisamatsu
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer writes in his diary about his daily encounters with townspeople. The film follows his quiet interactions and quiet observations of their lives.

observationalunderstatedwarmslow-pacednostalgicquiethumanisticreserved

What happens

Keisatsu Nikki (警察日記; "Policeman's Diary") is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and produced by Nikkatsu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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