Underplayed Gems

Farewell to the Land (1982)

Farewell to the Land poster
Original title
さらば愛しき大地
Directed by
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Japanese man struggles with his troubled family and the pressures of farm life in rural Japan. The film follows his unraveling as he tries to hold onto his land and his connections.

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What happens

Farewell to the Land (Japanese: さらば愛しき大地, Hepburn: Saraba Itoshiki Daichi) is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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