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The Munekata Sisters
JAPAN · 1950

The Munekata Sisters

Yasujiro Ozu
unrequited love unhappy marriage love triangle family relationships missed opportunities
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Synopsis

Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

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