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ビッグタウンふたりの朝 (1993)

ビッグタウンふたりの朝 poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

Two young women from a discriminated community in Kansai study in Tokyo to become nurses. They face lingering prejudice and strive to overcome it.

earnestseriousdeterminedpoignantquietly intenseinspirationalstraightforward

What happens

『ビッグタウンふたりの朝(ビッグタウンふたりのあさ)』は、総務庁地域改善対策室・全日本同和対策協議会が企画し、東映の配給により、1993年に公開された映画作品。 関西の同和地区出身で、東京で看護婦を目指して勉強する岩山君子(久野真紀子)と瀬沼加代子(藤原紀香)。未だに残る差別や偏見に、若い二人が立ち向かい乗り越えていく姿を描く。藤原は、この作品が映画初出演で初主演。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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