Mo hozue wa tsukanai (1979)

Original title

もう頬づえはつかない

Directed by

Yōichi Higashi

Genre

teen film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A college student in 1970s Japan tries to understand her feelings for two different men. She moves between them while figuring out what she wants from her relationships.

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What happens

No More Easy Life (Japanese: もう頬づえはつかない, Hepburn: Mo hozue wa tsukanai) is a 1979 Japanese film co-written and directed by Yōichi Higashi, based on a novel of the same name by Noriko Minobe. The film stars Kaori Momoi as Mariko, a college student in the 1970s attempting to navigate her relationships with two different men. It co-stars Eiji Okuda, Leo Morimoto and Juzo Itami. The film's self-titled theme song was performed by Sachi Arai, with lyrics by Shūji Terayama. No More Easy Life was released by Art Theatre Guild on December 25, 1979, in Japan, where it was a financial success. Momoi won several awards for her performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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