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Inochi (2002)

Inochi poster
Original title
Directed by
Tetsuo Shinohara
Genre
biographical film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman looks back on her life and the people she has loved. The story follows her personal journey and the relationships that shaped her.

contemplativeintimategentlesomberearnestreflectiverestrainedquietly emotional

What happens

Inochi (Japanese: 命; lit. "Life") is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Shinohara Tetsuo starring Esumi Makiko and Etsushi Toyokawa. It is based on a memoir of the same title by the Korean-Japanese author Yu Miri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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