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Osaka Hamlet

Osaka Hamlet poster
Directed by
Fujiro Mitsuishi

How it feels

A single mother works hard as a hospital attendant and club hostess to raise her three sons in Osaka. Her brother-in-law helps out as the boys go through school and grapple with their odd interests and first loves.

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