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ふつうが一番 (2016)

ふつうが一番 poster
Directed by
Kiyohiro Makoto
Cast
Higashiyama Noriyuki, Matsu Takako, Kadono Takuzo, Sato B-saku, Maeda Gin, Shinoda Saburo, Kumagai Mami, Kusabue Mitsuko

How it feels

In 1960s Japan, a widower and aspiring writer works as a trade paper reporter while raising his young daughter with help from his mother. The story follows his decade-long journey toward winning a major literary prize, told through his daughter's perspective.

warmintrospectivequietearnestbittersweetgentleslow-pacednostalgicfamily-oriented

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