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Release Date:
May 21, 2021
Original Title:
女たち
Alternate Titles:
Onna-tachi
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
Misaki lives in a rural town situated among lush, green mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Despite graduating from a university in Tokyo, she was unable to find the job she hoped for due to the lack of employment opportunities that befell her generation. Just about everything has gone badly for her and now she is on the verge of turning 40. However, she has dreams of marrying her aging, handicapped mother Mitsuko's care worker, Naoki, who pays visits to their home. Her clandestine meetings with Naoki are one of Misaki's oases from Mitsuko's harsh day-to-day verbal abuse. The other is the bee farm run by her childhood friend Kaori. The honey Kaori diligently works to make is sweet, mild, and soothing. But then Misaki is cruelly betrayed by Naoki. And Kaori abruptly dies. These events drive Misaki's heart to the brink of bursting. "Why did she have to die? "
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Director:
Nobuteru Uchida
Director of Photography:
Aya Saitô
Original Music Composer:
Kazune Tanaka
Producer:
Maki Kitani
Screenplay:
Nobuteru Uchida
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