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Grenzeloze Liefde – Made in Japan (1996)

Grenzeloze Liefde – Made in Japan poster
Directed by
Puck de Leeuw
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows three European women who have moved to Japan to live with their Japanese husbands. It shows how they adjust to a different culture and manage their new everyday lives.

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What happens

Love beyond frontiers – Made in Japan (original title: 'Grenzeloze liefde - Made in Japan') is a 1996 Dutch documentary film by the director Puck de Leeuw. The documentary tells the story of two Dutch women and one Flemish woman, living in Japan with their Japanese husbands and coping with their new way of life. The documentary is part 1 of the series 'Love beyond frontiers'. The other documentary film in this series is part 2, 'Love beyond frontiers; made in Africa'. Part 3, 'Love beyond frontiers; made in USA' was never made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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