The Wash (1985)

Directed by

Michael Toshiyuki Uno

Genre

romance, drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese American couple separates after many years of marriage. The film follows their individual attempts to move forward while they still have to deal with each other and the weight of their shared past.

contemplativeunderstatedmelancholicintimateslow-pacedbittersweetearnest

What happens

The Wash is a 1988 American film directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno and starring Mako and Nobu McCarthy. It was written by Philip Kan Gotanda, adapted from his 1985 play of the same name. It tells the story of a newly separated nisei couple, husband Nobu and wife Masi, and their individual and collective struggles with their past, which along with their marriage centered on Japanese tradition, despite their residing in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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