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Lightning

Lightning

1952 · 87 min · JA · 7.3 (30 votes)
Dir. Mikio Naruse · Starring Hideko Takamine, Mitsuko Miura, Kyōko Kagawa, Chieko Murata, Jun Negami, Eitarō Ozawa · Music Ichirō Saitō
Drama

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.

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A quiet, contemplative drama about the weight of family expectations and the struggle for individual autonomy. It feels like a hushed, intimate portrait of a woman navigating difficult choices with a profound sense of inner turmoil.

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based on novel or bookparent child relationshipbussister
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