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Flowery Hood (1956)

Flowery Hood poster
Original title
花頭巾
Directed by
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 24m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in 1950s Japan struggles with family duty and personal desire. The film follows her quiet choices as they shape her life in a small community.

nostalgicmelancholicslow-burnvisualtraditionalgentlesereneperiodquietly dramatic

What happens

Flowery Hood (花頭巾, Hana Zukin) is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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