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めおん (2009)

めおん poster
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan

How it feels

This is a Japanese film set in Kagawa Prefecture. It tells three separate love stories that take place on two small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. A ferry boat that connects the islands is the thread linking the tales.

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What happens

『めおん』は香川県を舞台とした日本映画である。2009年のさぬき映画祭で初上映。 香川県高松市沖の瀬戸内海に浮かぶ女木島・男木島を主な舞台に、男女の恋愛を描いた「恋愛離婚」・「鬼の秘宝」・「ランプウェイのむこうに」の3本の物語で構成されているオムニバス形式の映画である。 タイトルのめおんとは、高松港と女木島・男木島を結んでいる雌雄島海運のフェリーの名前。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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