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Seiseikatsu no chie (1961)

Seiseikatsu no chie poster
Directed by
Tōru Mizuno
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Japanese drama from 1961 about the everyday lives of ordinary people in Tokyo. It follows several characters as they navigate personal relationships and challenges. The film focuses on quiet moments and emotional undercurrents rather than dramatic action.

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What happens

『東京十夜』(とうきょうテンや)は、1950年(昭和25年)に弘和書房の雑誌『青春タイムス』に木崎恭三が連載した小説であり、同作を原作として同年に沼波功雄が監督し、秀映社が製作、東京映画配給が配給して公開した日本の長篇劇映画である。のちに1960年代に登場する「ピンク映画」の源流となる、「ベッドシーン」を売り物にした日本最初の映画であるとされる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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