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Waltz in Starlight(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-04-21
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Time: 1h 37m
Overview:
A young photographer, Nobuto (Nobuto Yamaguchi), returns to his native village in Hamamatsu to visit his grandfather, a man full of vitality. The atmosphere of rural life in the village is depicted in a film that moves between documentary and home cinema, tinged with a feeling of unconcerned happiness and full of little everyday details.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Movie: Waltz in Starlight
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Overview
A young photographer, Nobuto (Nobuto Yamaguchi), returns to his native village in Hamamatsu to visit his grandfather, a man full of vitality. The atmosphere of rural life in the village is depicted in a film that moves between documentary and home cinema, tinged with a feeling of unconcerned happiness and full of little everyday details.
Release Date
2007-04-21
Average
6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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日本語
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