The Daughters of the Saotome Family (1962)
- Original title
- 早乙女家の娘たち
- Directed by
- Seiji Hisamatsu
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed patriarch in 1960s Japan navigates the lives and marriage prospects of his three adult daughters. The story focuses on their personal struggles and the pressure to uphold family traditions.
family dramamelancholicslow-burntraditionalemotionally restrainedbittersweetintrospectiveperiod piece
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