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The Lone Journey (1955)

The Lone Journey poster
Original title
旅路
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Genre
historical film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man reflects on his past and present during a journey through rural Japan. The film follows his encounters and memories along the way.

meditativepoignantslow-burnmelancholicgroundedintrospectivequietly emotional

What happens

The Lone Journey (旅路, Tabiji), also known as The Road, is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Production design was by Takeo Kita and Makoto Sono and sound recording was by Choshichiro Mikami. The lighting technician was Shigeru Mori. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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