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Dear Summer Sister (1974)

Dear Summer Sister poster
Original title
夏の妹
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman travels to Okinawa to search for a half-sibling she has never met. Her journey brings together family secrets and unresolved past events.

reflectiveintrospectivemelancholicsubtleslow-burncontemplativeatmosphericunderstated

What happens

Dear Summer Sister (Japanese: 夏の妹, romanized: Natsu no imōto) is a 1972 Japanese drama film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It was entered into the 33rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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