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Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face (2016)

Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face poster
Original title
お母さんいい加減あなたの顔は忘れてしまいました
Directed by
Michirō Endō
Genre
documentary film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary following punk musician Michiro Endo during a solo tour in 2011 that was interrupted by the earthquake and nuclear disaster. He performs, talks with other artists and activists, and reflects on his childhood, his mother, and the histories of Fukushima and Hiroshima.

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