The Yellow Handkerchief

Year: 1977

Runtime: 109 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Yoji Yamada

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Three strangers set out on a road‑trip across Japan to Hokkaido. Along the way, a man recently released from prison for a decades‑old murder contemplates reuniting with his ex‑wife and reclaiming his former life. He learns that if she hangs a yellow handkerchief in the window, it signals she wants him to return home.

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