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Memory & Desire (1998) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1998 · 89 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Niki Caro
- Starring
- Joel Tobeck, John Cairney, Eugene Nomura, Tadashi Watanabe, Yôko Narahashi, Ian Hughes
Sayo and Keiji flee to New Zealand to marry, escaping the disapproval of Keiji’s mother in Japan. Their honeymoon offers a brief, unrestrained love free from her oppressive influence. Tragedy strikes when Keiji drowns, and Sayo is forced to return and live under the cruel dominance of her mother‑in‑law.
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