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I Hear The Whistle (1971)

I Hear The Whistle poster
Original title
父ちゃんのポーが聞える
Directed by
Katsumune Ishida
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl battles a rare degenerative disease. The film follows her life and the love she shares with her family.

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What happens

『父ちゃんのポーが聞える』(とうちゃんのポーがきこえる)は、1971年(昭和46年)9月24日に公開された日本映画。配給は東宝。カラー。併映『潮騒』(森谷司郎監督/三島由紀夫原作)。 筋肉が萎縮するハンチントン舞踊病という難病と闘う、実在した少女の詩集『父ちゃんのポーが聞こえる 則子・その愛と死』の映画化作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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