Haru no Kane (1985)

Original title

春の鐘

Directed by

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An art museum director has an extramarital affair. The relationship affects his marriage to his wife.

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What happens

Haru no Kane (Japanese: 春の鐘), also known as Spring Bell, is a 1985 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Kôji Takada. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by Masaaki Tachihara, first published in 1978 by Shinchosha. The film's story concerns an extramarital affair and its impact on the marriage of an art museum director and his wife. It stars Kin'ya Kitaōji and Yoshiko Mita in the lead roles. Toho released Haru no Kane theatrically on November 9, 1985, in Japan. Joe Hisaishi, credited onscreen as "Yuzuru Hisaishi", composed the film's score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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