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Typhon sur Nagasaki (1957)

Typhon sur Nagasaki poster
Directed by
Yves Ciampi
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
France, Japan
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French engineer in Japan falls in love with a local woman while working on a construction project. Their relationship is complicated by cultural differences and the shadow of wartime memories.

romanticmelancholicdramaticbittersweetvisually lushatmosphericsomberslow-paced

What happens

Typhoon Over Nagasaki (French: Typhon sur Nagasaki) is a 1957 French-Japanese-West German romantic drama directed by Yves Ciampi and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Keiko Kishi and Gert Fröbe. It was shot in Japan in Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Osaka. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Kisaku Itô. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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