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潮風の女

潮風の女 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

In 1930s Japan, a young woman returns to her coastal hometown hoping to reunite with her lover, only to find he is betrothed to her sister. Cast out by her father, she starts a new life as a telephone operator, supported by a childhood friend.

melancholictenseslow-burnemotionalbittersweetvisually starkintimatenostalgic

What happens

『潮風の女』(しおかぜのおんな)はNHK「銀河ドラマ」で1970年6月1日~6月12日に放送された連続テレビドラマである。白黒作品。全10回。 昭和9年、能登の漁港穴水に3年前家出同然に東京へ出て行った比留間アイが、恋人の清次に会うために戻ってきた。ところがその日、親同士の取り決めで清次はアイの姉ケイと結納を交わすという。アイは父を責めるが逆に勘当され、親友春江の世話で郵便局の電話交換手として自活を始める。そんなアイをなにくれとなく気遣うのは幼馴染みの寅生であった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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