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How Old Is The River? (1995)

How Old Is The River? poster
Original title
冬の河童
Directed by
Shiori Kazama
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three half-brothers live together in an old house that is about to be sold. Their cousin arrives to help them prepare for the move, and old tensions and feelings begin to surface.

slow-burnintrospectivemelancholicfamily-dramacalmstillcontemplativesubtle

What happens

『冬の河童』(ふゆのかっぱ)は、1995年に製作された日本の映画作品。監督は風間志織。114分、カラー。95年ロッテルダム国際映画祭で第1回タイガー・アワードを受賞した。 古い一軒家に住む異母兄弟、一太郎、タケシ、ツグオ。家を売却することが決まり、引っ越しの手伝いに従姉妹のサケ子がやってきた。それぞれの心が波立ち、揺れ始める。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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