Underplayed Gems

Datai (1966)

Datai poster
Original title
堕胎
Directed by
Masao Adachi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A gynecologist in a Japanese town confronts the widespread practice of abortion. He performs the procedures and offers his own personal solution to the issue.

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What happens

Aborto procurato (堕胎?, Datai, lett. "L'aborto") è un film del 1966, diretto da Masao Adachi. Il film mostra il dilagante ricorso all'interruzione di gravidanza in una cittadina giapponese, vissuto dalla parte di un ginecologo/sessuologo che pratica gli aborti e si propone di dare una sua soluzione personale al problema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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