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The Gift of Memory (2016)

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Original title
うつくしいひと
Directed by
Isao Yukisada
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
40 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short Japanese romance film set in Kumamoto. It follows two people connected by memory and place.

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What happens

『うつくしいひと』は、2016年に公開された短編作品の日本映画。熊本県出身の行定勲監督が、故郷の熊本を舞台にメガホンを執ったノスタルジックなラブストーリー。 2017年に第2弾となる『うつくしいひと サバ?』が公開、2018年にはシリーズスピンオフ作品『いっちょんすかん』が公開されている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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