Drama
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Coach Carter
Matchstick Men
Lonesome Jim
Beauty and the Beast
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Paris, Texas
The Marriage of Maria Braun
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Central Station
Pickpocket
Short Cuts
Manhattan
A Streetcar Named Desire
All About Eve
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Piano
The Last Emperor
Murder She Said
Murder at the Gallop
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IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 2005
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2003
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IMDB 6 | Nov , 2005
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IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1946
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.Belle de Jour
IMDB 7.3 | May , 1967
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IMDB 7.9 | Jun , 1954
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IMDB 8.1 | Jul , 1984
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1979
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IMDB 7.9 | Feb , 1962
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IMDB 8.1 | Apr , 1998
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IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1959
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1993
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IMDB 8.1 | Nov , 1950
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IMDB 7.4 | May , 1993
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IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1987
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IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1961
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.Murder at the Gallop
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1963
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.