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Love Me Tenderly Love Me Wildly (1979)

Love Me Tenderly Love Me Wildly poster
Original title
もっとしなやかにもっとしたたかに
Directed by
Toshiya Fujita
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young husband living in a Tokyo apartment tracks down his wife after she disappears. As he tries to rebuild their marriage, the arrival of another young woman disrupts his life and throws his intentions into chaos.

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What happens

『もっとしなやかに もっとしたたかに』は、1979年公開の日本映画。監督は、藤田敏八。1978年城戸賞に準入賞を受賞した小林竜雄の同名脚本の映画化作品。主演は、森下愛子と奥田瑛二。東京のアパートで暮らす若い夫が、蒸発した妻と再会し夫婦生活を取り戻そうとするが、ある時出会った若い娘のペースに振り回されるというドラマ。成人指定。併映作は『桃尻娘 ラブアタック』。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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