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Hōrō no utahime (1955)

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Country
Japan

How it feels

A wandering female singer travels through postwar Japan, performing in small towns and connecting with lonely people she meets along the way. The film follows her solitary journey and the fleeting relationships she forms.

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What happens

Hōrō no utahime (放浪の歌姫; literally "The Wandering Songstress") is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tetsuo Ichikawa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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