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Release Date:
January 1, 1999
Original Title:
福田さん
Production Companies:
Gifu
International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS)
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 41
This omnibus of four episodes depicts the daily life of Fukuda and her friends. In "Sunday", Mr Fukuda receives crabs from his parents' house and invites his friends over for a crab casserole. In "Piece", Mr Fukuda breaks his friend's precious teacup. In 'Badminton', Mr Fukuda prepares to move house and his friends come over to play badminton with a racket he once threw away. 'An Ordinary Day', in which a friend comes to visit Ms Fukuda's room and they eat sweets and drink tea together. All of these stories are told in a simple, everyday tone, but the temperature of the communication between Ms Fukuda and her friends slowly and surely warms the feelings of the viewer.
Director:
Atsuko Uda
Director of Photography:
Atsuko Uda
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