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This Way, That Way
JAPAN · 1952

This Way, That Way

Kon Ichikawa
family dynamics generational conflict domestic disruption intellectual marriage coming of age
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Synopsis

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them. Their mundane lives are sent into disarray by the emotional and energetic Ako.

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