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Love and Faith (1978)

Love and Faith poster
Original title
お吟さま
Directed by
Kei Kumai
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 34m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In sixteenth-century Japan, a tea master advises a warlord while his daughter pines for a Christian convert. The warlord's fury grows as both the tea master and the daughter defy him, leading to threats of violence.

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