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Manhattan Kiss (1992)

Manhattan Kiss poster
Original title
マンハッタン・キス
Directed by
Yasushi Akimoto
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman travels to New York City to visit her older sister. She secretly hopes to reunite with her boyfriend who moved there without warning. The reunion reveals that he once had a relationship with her sister, and another man in love with the younger sister also arrives.

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What happens

『マンハッタン・キス』は、松竹から1992年6月13日に公開された日本の映画。上映時間は110分。主演はいしだあゆみ。 ニューヨークに住む姉の春子を訪ねて、仲の良い妹の夏子がやってきた。だが、夏子の真の目的は、何も告げずにニューヨークへ転勤した恋人の大川真実と会うためであった。 早速、夏子は大川と再会、姉に紹介するが、実は大川はかつての春子の恋人であった。また、夏子に恋心を抱く田中まで春子を訪ねてきてしまう。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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