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Aki Fukaki (2008)

Aki Fukaki poster
Original title
秋深き
Directed by
Toshiharu Ikeda
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 45m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle school teacher falls deeply in love with a hostess in Osaka. He cannot drink but visits her club every night, and she accepts his earnest proposal. When they start living together, he becomes consumed with jealousy over her past relationships. Then she reveals she has breast cancer.

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What happens

『秋深き』(あきふかき)は、2008年公開の日本映画。原作は織田作之助。公開時のコピーは「女は男の一途さに惚れ、男は女の乳房に恋した--。 可笑しくて、泣けて、心温まる“日本一純情”な恋物語」 中学校教師の寺田は、大阪・北新地のクラブのホステス、一代に惚れ込み、酒も飲めないのに、毎日店に通いつめていた。親が持ってくる見合い話にうんざりした寺田は、意を決して一代にプロポーズ。一代も寺田の一途な愛を受け入れることに。寺田は家を飛び出し、二人の生活を始めた。しかし、暮らし始めてすぐ、一代の過去の男性遍歴が次々と見え、寺田は過去への嫉妬に苦しむように。そんな時、一代が「乳がんになった」と告白する。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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