Memories of Matsuko (2006)

Original title

嫌われ松子の一生

Directed by

Tetsuya Nakashima

Genre

drama film, comedy film, musical film, romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

16

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 185 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man investigates the life of his estranged aunt Matsuko after her death. He discovers she lived a series of difficult relationships and misfortunes but also found joy in small things.

tragicwhimsicalmusicalmelancholicvisually stylizedbittersweetfast-pacedsurreal

What happens

Memories of Matsuko (Japanese: 嫌われ松子の一生, Hepburn: Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō; lit. "Life of Despised Matsuko") is a 2006 Japanese tragicomedy musical film written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. It is based on a Japanese novel by Muneki Yamada. It has not yet received North American distribution, though in its North American premiere at the 2007 New York Asian Film Festival, the film received the Audience Award with an average rating of 9.2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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