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Aya (1990)

Aya poster
Directed by
Solrun Hoaas
Genre
drama
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese woman moves to Australia after marrying an Australian man she met during the war. The film follows her struggle to adapt to a new culture and the isolation she feels in her marriage.

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What happens

Aya is a 1990 Australian film directed by Solrun Hoaas and starring Eri Ishida, Nicholas Eadie, and Chris Haywood. The plot is about a marriage between an Australian man and Japanese war bride. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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