A Quiet Life

Year: 1995

Runtime: 121 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Jûzô Itami

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Based on Nobel laureate Kenzaburō Ōe’s acclaimed work, the film intertwines his brother Hikari Ōe’s evocative music. It follows a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister as they navigate daily life while their celebrated novelist father and housewife mother are away on a business trip to Australia, confronting isolation, family bonds and personal growth.

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