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Tanabata's Wife (2018) [N/A]

Featuring:
Miyuki Kamimura, Mai Fanglayan, Kurt 'Ayeo-eo' Alalag

Written by:
Sinai Hamada
Charlson L. Ong
Choy Pangilinan

Directed by:
Lito Casaje, Charlson L. Ong, Choy Pangilinan


Release Date:
September 12, 2018

Original Title:
Tanabata's Wife

Genres:
Drama | History | Romance

Production Companies:
Universal Harvester Incorporated

Production Countries:
Philippines

Ratings / Certifications:
PH: PG 

Runtime: 90

Overview from TheMovieDB

An adaptation of Sinai Hamada's short story. A Japanese farmer living in the Cordilleras hires a Bontoc woman to work at his farm, and eventually marries her.

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Overview from Open Movies

Based on the classic Philippine short story "Tanabata's Wife", set in the 1920's. Tanabata-San is a successful Japanese immigrant farmer in La Trinidad Valley in Benguet, where the Japanese have been known to pioneer the planting of salad greens. Middle-aged and lonely, he hires a young feisty Bontoc woman, Fasang, as farmhand, and falls in love with her. They get married and have a son, but Fasang is attracted to the city lights of Baguio that is now taking shape, and to someone else.

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Rankings and Honors

Tanabata's Wife (2018) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.9/10
Awards Won: 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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Production

Colorist:
Benjamin Mirasol

Director:
Lito Casaje
Charlson Ong
Choy Pangilinan

Director of Photography:
Nap Jamir

Editor:
May-i Guia Padilla

Music:
Kurt Alalag
May-i Guia Padilla
Marc Tan

Producer:
Choy Pangilinan
Charlson Ong

Production Design:
Martin Masadao

Screenplay:
Charlson Ong
Choy Pangilinan
Juan Carlo Tarobal
Mao Portus

Script:
Charlson Ong

Visual Effects:
Benjamin Mirasol

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