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Misandry (1964)

Misandry poster
Original title
男嫌い
Directed by
Ryō Kinoshita
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four women live together in a large house. They are interested in marriage but have not met a man who fits their ideals. The film is a social satire comedy about their experiences.

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What happens

『男嫌い』(おとこぎらい)は、1964年2月1日に東宝が公開した社会風刺のコメディドラマ映画。1963年から日本テレビで放送していた『男嫌い』の映画版で、メインキャストは同じである。川島雄三の助監督を務めていた、木下亮の監督デビュー作品である。 広い屋敷で暮らし、それぞれが結婚への興味はあるものの、自分の理想の男にはめぐり合っていないという理由で独身のままでいる女性4人を描いている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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