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Yokohama Story (2013)

Yokohama Story poster
Original title
ヨコハマ物語
Directed by
Ichirō Kita
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling young band manager and a retired man grieving his wife start a shared household in Yokohama. A single mother later joins their unusual living arrangement.

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What happens

『ヨコハマ物語』(ヨコハマものがたり)は、2013年に上映された日本映画。横浜を舞台とする計6人による奇妙な共同生活を描くヒューマンドラマ。 アマチュアバンドのマネージャーをしているが、貯金もなく家賃も滞納、食うにも困っている松浦七海(北乃きい)。一方、田辺良典(奥田瑛二)は定年退職の日に愛妻の薫(市毛良枝)を病気で亡くし、途方に暮れていた。とあることがきっかけで七海は、田辺と出会い、田辺の家で共同生活を始めることに。さらに、シングルマザーもこの共同生活に参加して…。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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