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Shiroi te (1990)

Shiroi te poster
Original title
白い手
Directed by
Seijirō Kōyama
Genre
family, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1956, in a seaside town, two teenage boys, Masaru and Takakiyo, both become infatuated with a girl who has white hands. The film follows their innocent crushes and the emotions of first love.

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What happens

est un film japonais réalisé par Seijirō Kōyama, sorti en 1990. En 1956, dans une ville de bord de mer, deux adolescents, Masaru et Takakiyo, s'éprennent d'une fille aux mains blanches. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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