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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart (1957)

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart poster
Original title
わが胸に虹は消えず: 第二部
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the lives of several people in post-war Japan as they deal with personal struggles and dreams. It shows how they find small moments of joy and connection despite hardship.

sentimentalbittersweethopefulmelodramaticslow-pacedemotionalvintagereflective

What happens

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart (Japanese: わが胸に虹は消えず, Hepburn: Waga mune ni niji wa kiezu) is a 1957 two part black and white Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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