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  • Two men and a woman in white tank tops sit around a table and eat.
  • A man and a woman sit next to each other.
  • Two men and a woman sit around a round table; the men hold hands and the woman holds hands with one of the men, and caresses his face.
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THE DISCARNATES

7:35

Thursday, October 24

異人たちの夏 (Ijin-tachi to no natsu)

Director Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Cast Morio Kazama, Yûko Natori, Tsurutarô Kataoka, Kumiko Akiyoshi
Screenplay Shin’ichi Ichikawa | Cinematography Yoshitaka Sakamoto
1988 | Japan | 35mm print imported especially for this series | approx. 95 min. | In Japanese with English subtitles created especially for this screening

Could things get more complicated for scriptwriter Morio Kazama? His best pal announces plans to marry Kazama’s ex-wife, he’s befriended by a happy, welcoming couple who reminds him of his parents – who've been dead for 30 years – and a beautiful woman, the only other tenant, starts a torrid affair… From the director of House.

THE DISCARNATES © SHOCHIKU.

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