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Time and Tide (1983)

Time and Tide poster
Original title
時代屋の女房
Directed by
Azuma Morisaki
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man runs an antique shop in a quiet neighborhood. A woman with a troubled past enters his life and they form a cautious connection. The story follows their everyday interactions and unspoken emotions.

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What happens

Time and Tide (Japanese: 時代屋の女房, Hepburn: Jidaiya no nyōbo) is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Azuma Morisaki and based on a novel by Muramatsu Tomomi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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