Synopsis
In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.
Movie Information
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Writers
- Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-Wen
- Release Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan, Taiwan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (63 votes)
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In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.
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