Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)

Original title

新・喜びも悲しみも幾歳月

Directed by

Keisuke Kinoshita

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 09m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lighthouse keeper and his family move from post to post across Japan. The film follows their quiet and transient life, showing the different lighthouses and landscapes they encounter.

melancholicnostalgicslow-pacedreflectivebittersweetquietmeditativeobservational

What happens

Big Joys, Small Sorrows (Japanese: 新・喜びも悲しみも幾歳月, Hepburn: Shin Yorokobi mo Kanashimi mo Ikutoshitsuki) is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, revisiting his melancholic earlier work, Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957), of a lighthouse keeper and the transient lifestyle he and his family endure. Shot at 10 different lighthouses, four temples, and various scenic locations (including two of the famous Three Views of Japan (日本三景)), spanning the length of Japan from Kyushu to Hokkaido, the film serves a secondary purpose as an insightful time capsule travelogue of early 1980s Japan. It is Kinoshita's 48th and last film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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