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A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (1957)

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister poster
Original title
別れの茶摘歌 姉妹篇 お姉さんと呼んだ人
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters face a difficult farewell after one of them decides to leave their home. The story focuses on their emotional bond and the sadness of parting.

melancholicbittersweetemotionalfamily-centricslow-pacedpoignantreflectivedramatic

What happens

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (Japanese: 別れの茶摘歌 姉妹篇 お姉さんと呼んだ人, Hepburn: Wakare no chatsumi-uta shimai-hen: Oneesan to yonda hito) is a 1957 black and white Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film's production designer was Iwao Akune, while its lighting technician was Yoshio Tanaka and the sound technician was Sanya Yamamoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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