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Her Beat (2019)

Her Beat poster
Directed by
Tsubasa Tomori
Country
Japan
Runtime
25 min

How it feels

A high school girl from Tokyo moves to Tokushima after her parents divorce. She struggles with the local dialect and customs but begins to connect with the community through learning Awa Odori dance over one summer.

gentlebittersweetheartfeltslow-pacednostalgicwarmcoming-of-ageculturally specific

What happens

『ぞめきのくに』(英題:Her Beat)は、2019年の日本映画。 東京で生まれ育った女子高生が、両親の離婚を機に母の生まれ故郷である徳島県に母と共に移り住み、文化や言葉の違いに戸惑いながらも、人々との交流や阿波踊りとの出会いによって少しずつ成長していく一夏の物語。 すべてのシーンを徳島で撮影。地元キャストを大々的に募り、阿波おどり振興協会所属「阿呆連」全面協力のもと製作された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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