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Bizan (2007)

Bizan poster
Original title
眉山
Directed by
Isshin Inudo
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her hometown when her mother is hospitalized with cancer. Their strained relationship begins to shift as the mother reveals a box of love letters.

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What happens

Bizan () est un film japonais réalisé par Isshin Inudō, sorti en 2007. Sakiko retourne dans sa ville natale, Tokushima, au pied du mont Bizan, après l'hospitalisation de sa mère, atteinte d'un cancer. Les relations entre les deux femmes sont dégradées, mais Sakiko essaie de soigner sa mère eu mieux. Sakiko a l'image de sa mère comme d'une personne froide jusqu'à ce que celle-ci lui confie une boîte remplie de lettres d'amour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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