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Kanojo to kare (1963)

Kanojo to kare poster
Original title
彼女と彼
Directed by
Susumu Hani
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple in Tokyo take in a young boy who lives in a poor neighborhood. The woman's growing bond with the boy causes tension with her husband.

melancholicintimateslow-burncontemplativepoignantgroundedquiet

What happens

She and He (彼女と彼, Kanojo to kare), also known as He and She, is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani and starring Sachiko Hidari, Kikuji Yamashita and Eiji Okada. It was written by Hani and Kunio Shimizu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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