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Yellow Crow (1957)

Yellow Crow poster
Original title
黄色いからす
Directed by
Heinosuke Gosho
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy struggles with his feelings of resentment and misunderstanding towards his distant father, a soldier returning from war. The story follows their difficult relationship as they try to connect with each other in postwar Japan.

melancholictenderslow-burnbittersweetemotionally restrainedthoughtfulvisually understated

What happens

Yellow Crow (Japanese: 黄色いからす, Hepburn: Kiiroi Karasu) is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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