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Yoru no kamome (1957)

Yoru no kamome poster
Directed by
Shin Saburi
Country
Japan
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A woman navigates her life in postwar Japan. The film follows her relationships and the quiet challenges she faces.

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What happens

Yoru no Kamome (夜の鴎; lit. "Night Seagull") is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Shin Saburi and produced by Eizaburô Adachi. The music for the film was composed by Koji Taku. The cinematographer was Isamu Ashida. The art direction was provided by Keisuke Kitagawa. The screenplay was written by Sumie Tanaka, who "excelled at adapting screenplays," especially compared to her contemporaries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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