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風が通り抜ける道

風が通り抜ける道 poster
Directed by
Issei Tanaka
Country
Japan

How it feels

A woman from Okinawa moves to Tokyo to become a singer but fails. She meets people struggling with war experiences and other hardships. Together in Okinawa, they support each other and start searching for happiness.

hopefulbittersweetgentlecontemplativepoignantwarmreflectiveresilient

What happens

『風が通り抜ける道』(かぜがとおりぬけるみち)は、2024年の日本映画、ヒューマンドラマ。「明日という道を自由に選んでいける」をテーマに、沖縄と東京、九州を舞台に、沖縄出身の主人公の女性が、歌手を志して上京するも挫折、戦争体験などの苦悩を抱える人々との出会いを通じ、その人々に支えられて成長し、新たな人生に踏み出す模様を描く。苦難の人生を歩む男女4人が、沖縄の地でそれぞれの幸せを探していく群像劇でもある。 沖縄県本土復帰50年を記念して製作された。令和4年度沖縄県後援作品。通称は「風道」。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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