Underplayed Gems

White Love (1979)

White Love poster
Original title
ホワイト・ラブ
Directed by
Tsugunobu Kotani
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Japanese couple travels to Spain where their relationship is tested by distance and emotion. The film follows their quiet struggles as they confront feelings of love and loss.

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What happens

White Love (ホワイト・ラブ, Howaito rabu) is a 1979 romance film from Japan starring Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, and Bunjaku Han. It was directed by Tsugunobu Kotani and filmed in Spain. It was the second of the Yamaguchi-Miura "golden combi"'s films shot outside Japan and also the second based on an original script rather than a literary work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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