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Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married. They get re-acquainted, meet each others’ families, and all is well. Then the disagreements start...
Family Diary
1938 ‘家庭日記’ Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu
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This was a decent mid-tier family drama. There were a few dull moments and a couple of dull patches but nothing too much one way or the other. The best I can say about this movie is that everything is serviceable.
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One of those often rather convoluted melodramas Shimizu seems to have directed throughout the 30s in between his more free-wheeling, playful films. This time, the plot is just a bit too preposterous, although there are some very good scenes (especially interactions of several women trying to sort out their feelings). Also, Shimizu never misses a chance for a beautiful lateral tracking shot.
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Standard melodrama which didn't have too much of what i look for in a story. The acting was nice, though, so it wasn't like it was a total drag. Definitely acceptable. Just not much I'll remember very long.
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Any movie with Michiko Kuwano is at least worth the watch but I can't say I was interested in anything else about this, to be honest
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男たちは常に深刻か、そうでなければ後ろめたさを抱えているか上から目線だったり能天気だったりする清水宏節。佐分利信と三宅邦子の咄嗟の口裏合わせと別れ際のコソコソ挨拶が、情けなくも共感してしまう。オールスターだけど絶妙の語り口で物語に引き込む手腕！