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Mr. Mutsugoro’s Happy Marriage (1974)

Mr. Mutsugoro’s Happy Marriage poster
Original title
ムツゴロウの結婚記
Directed by
Jō Hirose
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man who believes in living freely like an animal falls in love and navigates funny and warm moments with his girlfriend. The film shows his gentle interactions with people and animals in his life.

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What happens

『ムツゴロウの結婚記』(むつごろうのけっこんき)は、 1974年4月27日公開の日本映画。畑正憲の同名小説を映画化した青春コメディ映画。「動物のように生きたいように生きる」を信条とする畑のように、人間と動物との温かい交流を描く。主人公ムツゴロウこと、畑正憲を井上順が、その恋人を松坂慶子が演じる。広瀬襄監督。松竹製作配給。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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