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To the Bracken Fields (2003)

To the Bracken Fields poster
Original title
蕨野行
Directed by
Hideo Onchi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly woman returns to a rural village in Japan to confront memories of her past. The film follows her as she reflects on her life and the relationships that shaped her.

contemplativequietmelancholicslow-pacedatmosphericreflectiveintimate

What happens

Warabi no kō (Japanese: 蕨野行), also known as To the Bracken Fields, is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Hideo Onchi. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kiyoko Murata. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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