Lightning

Year: 1952

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Mikio Naruse

Drama

Kiyoko, a determined young woman, finally breaks away from her dysfunctional family who have long pressured her into an arranged marriage with a disagreeable suitor. Defying their expectations, she rejects the match and sets out to forge her own future, seeking freedom and self‑determination.

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