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The Approach of Autumn

秋立ちぬ

1960 · 1h 19m · Drama · Japan

A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.

Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Written by
Ryōzō Kasahara
Starring
Nobuko Otowa, Yōsuke Natsuki, Chisako Hara, Daisuke Katō
6.2Smart score

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fightinggrocery storeparent child relationshipschoolslice of lifetravel

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