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Jokyo (1960)

Jokyo poster
Original title
女経
Directed by
Yasuzō Masumura, Kon Ichikawa, Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Genre
anthology film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three separate stories about women in Japan, each directed by a different filmmaker. The segments focus on the choices and situations the women find themselves in.

anthologythree-storiesmelodramaticunevendatedwomen-centeredobservationalsoap-operatic

What happens

A Woman's Testament (女経, Jokyō) is a 1960 Japanese drama anthology film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa and Yasuzō Masumura. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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