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Yearning

Yearning

8.1(67 votes)
1964
1h 38m
DramaRomance

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.

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Companies:
TOHO

Languages

Original:ja
Spoken:
Japanese

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