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Synopsis
During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.
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Japan · Japanese Golden Age
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maternal custody · wartime separation · adoption · parental conflict · identity and belonging
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