Pattenrai!! Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (2009)
- Genre
- Slice of Life
How it feels
In 1917 Taiwan under Japanese rule, a drought forces villagers to spend their days hauling water. A Japanese engineer proposes a huge irrigation project that most dismiss as a lie. One farmer's son tries to understand the plan and bring hope to his people.
hopefulunderstatedseriousslowlaboriouscontemplativegrounded
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