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Nippon no obaachan

Jan 3, 1962 · 1h 34m
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Comedy

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Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.

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CAST

Chōchō Miyako
Sato
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kumi
Chōko Iida
Hana
Kumeko Urabe
Waka
Izumi Hara
Hatsu
Sachiko Murase
Teruko Kishi
Chieko Higashiyama
Directed by Tadashi Imai

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
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Production
M. I. I. Production, Shochiku
Country
JP
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