Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
- Original title
- 㐂びも悲しみも幾歳月
- Directed by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows a lighthouse keeper and his wife over many decades as he tends to a remote lighthouse in Japan. It shows their quiet joys and hardships across the years.
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What happens
Times of Joy and Sorrow (喜びも悲しみも幾歳月, Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki), also titled The Lighthouse in the UK, is a 1957 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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