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Life and Death on the Shore (2017)

Life and Death on the Shore poster
Original title
海辺の生と死
Directed by
Michio Koshikawa
Genre
war film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set near the end of the Pacific War on Kakeroma Island, a young woman and a naval officer meet and form a bond. Their relationship unfolds against the stark backdrop of war's final days.

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What happens

『海辺の生と死』(うみべのせいとし)は、2017年7月29日に公開された日本の映画。太平洋戦争末期の奄美群島・加計呂麻島で出会った島尾ミホ・島尾敏雄夫妻をモデルにしている。作品名は島尾ミホの同名小説から取られており、島尾敏雄の『島の果て』なども原作とされている。監督は越川道夫、満島ひかりは4年ぶりの単独主演となった。キャッチコピーには「ついていけないでしょうか たとえこの身がこわれても 取り乱したりいたしません」の文章が用いられた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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