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Release, runtime and language
1968 · 96 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Yoshishige Yoshida
Starring
Mariko Okada, Paul Beauvais, Tadashi Yokouchi, Hélène Soubielle

During a chance encounter, professor Kawamura, who is touring Europe, and Naoko— a married Paris resident still haunted by the Nagasaki atomic bombing— develop an impulsive romance. As they journey across European cities together, each seeks to understand their past and forge a new sense of self.

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