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日本人のへそ

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Country
Japan

How it feels

Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, the film follows a group of characters in 1960s Japan who become tangled in a series of comic and absurd situations. It pokes fun at social norms and human behavior through witty conversation and theatrical style.

theatricalplayfulsatiricallight-heartedquirkywhimsicalenergeticdialogue-driven

What happens

『日本人のへそ』(にほんじんのへそ)は、井上ひさし原作による戯曲・演劇・映画である。劇団テアトル・エコー第34回公演のため書き下ろされ、1969年2月に初演された。2幕構成。井上の本格的な戯曲デビュー作としても知られる。2010年の公演にて読売演劇大賞選考委員特別賞を受賞。1977年に映画化された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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