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Mio on the Shore (2019)

Mio on the Shore poster
Original title
わたしは光をにぎっている
Directed by
Ryutaro Nakagawa
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Mio returns to her hometown and reconnects with her past. She takes on a job helping her grandfather run a bathhouse, while slowly uncovering family secrets.

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What happens

『わたしは光をにぎっている』(わたしはひかりをにぎっている、Mio on the Shore)は、2019年11月15日公開の日本映画。監督は中川龍太郎、主演は松本穂香。第41回モスクワ国際映画祭特別招待作品、第21回台北映画祭アジアプリズム部門正式出品。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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