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Palm-of-the-Hand-Stories (2010)

Palm-of-the-Hand-Stories poster
Genre
anthology film
Country
Japan

How it feels

Four separate short stories from a collection by Yasunari Kawabata are connected by recurring characters and cherry blossom scenery. The film follows different people through quiet everyday moments that reveal deeper emotions.

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What happens

『掌の小説』(てのひらのしょうせつ)は、2010年3月27日公開の日本映画。川端康成の掌編集『掌の小説』を原作とした、四話の短編によるオムニバス映画。四話が独立した短編であるだけでなく、登場人物や桜のある風景など共通した部分も持ち、また最終話が映画全体の締めくくりとなっているなど、一本の長編映画としての性格も持っている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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