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Shouwa Monogatari (2011) | Slate

Shouwa Monogatari

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Rated 7.0 on TMDB

Shouwa Monogatari

昭和物語

Dramatic story of the Yamazaki family during the year Showa 39 (1964), the year that Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics.

Released: 2011
Runtime: 1h 40m
Language: Japanese

Direction and writing

Tadahiro MurakamiDirector

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