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Kiku to Isamu (1959)

Kiku to Isamu poster
Original title
キクとイサム
Directed by
Tadashi Imai
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese grandmother raises her two mixed-race grandchildren in postwar Japan. The film shows their daily lives and the prejudice they face from their community.

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What happens

Kiku and Isamu (キクとイサム, Kiku to Isamu) is a 1959 Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai which addresses the subject of children from interracial relationships. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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