The Tale of Iya (2013)
- Original title
- 祖谷物語―おくのひと―
- Directed by
- Tetsuichirō Tsuta
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In rural Japan, an old man and his granddaughter live a simple life in a valley threatened by a new tunnel. Their way of life slowly changes the perspective of a visitor from Tokyo.
slow-burncontemplativemelancholicgentlemeditativegroundedquietnaturalistic
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