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風の歌が聴きたい

風の歌が聴きたい poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

A deaf couple prepares for a triathlon while the wife is hospitalized before giving birth. The film follows their life together from middle school to the present, supported by family and friends.

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What happens

『風の歌が聴きたい』(かぜのうたがききたい)は、1998年公開の日本映画。大林宣彦監督作品。主演は天宮良と中江有里。本作では聴覚障害者同士で結婚しトライアスロン大会に参加する夫と出産を控えて入院中の妻の現在を軸に、家族や知人の支えを受けて育ってきた中等部時代からのそれぞれの半生を明るく爽やかに描いた映画。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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