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Take Me Away!
JAPAN · 1978

Take Me Away!

Nobuhiko Obayashi
unrequited love international romance betrayal second chances arranged marriage
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Synopsis

Kyoko met Tetsu during her trip to San Francisco. Soon they fell in love but getting married was not in his mind. They were to meet again back in Tokyo but Tetsu didn't turn up. She went to look for him in San Francisco but all she found was him with his new girlfriend. Kyoko went back to Tokyo and eventually married a big corporate CEO.

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