Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

1976 1h 56m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A Japanese businessman is sent to Sri Lanka and meets a beautiful Japanese woman with a past. They befriend an old Japanese-Indian widow who has an estranged son in Japan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hideko Takamine
Kinya Kitaoji
Keiju Kobayashi
Keiko Tsushima
Shin Katagiri
Komaki Kurihara
Kōzaburō Onogawa
Hiroyuki Ôta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Writers: Keisuke Kinoshita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuo Ogawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideko Takamine and Kinya Kitaoji and Keiju Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Keisuke Kinoshita directs. Asakazu Nakai behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Nobuo Ogawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nobuo Ogawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideko Takamine and Kinya Kitaoji and Keiju Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0075262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.