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Sound of the Mountain

Sound of the Mountain

1954 · 96 min · JA · 7.4 (71 votes)
Dir. Mikio Naruse · Starring Setsuko Hara, So Yamamura, Ken Uehara, Yōko Sugi, Teruko Nagaoka, Yatsuko Tan'ami · Music Ichirō Saitō
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An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

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A quiet, deeply felt exploration of unspoken longings and the subtle cruelties within a seemingly proper family. It feels like a long, sighing exhale, steeped in regret and the weight of Japanese tradition.

melancholicintrospectivesomberwistfulslow-burnchamber dramacharacter studyperiod piecesubtle realismfamily dynamicsunfulfilled desiresocietal expectationsloneliness
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adulteryjapanpregnancydysfunctional marriagetokyo, japanparent-in-law child-in-law relationship
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