Memory & Desire

Year: 1998

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Niki Caro

DramaRomance

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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