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Farewell to the Summer Light
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Farewell to the Summer Light

1968-12-31 · 96 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Romance

A spontaneous romance blooms between Kawamura, a professor touring Europe, and Naoko, a married woman living in Paris, scarred by the Nagasaki atomic bombings. The two protagonists travel around Europe trying to find themselves.

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Directors
Yoshishige Yoshida
Production companies
Gendai Eigasha, Art Theatre Guild
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mariko OkadaMariko OkadaNaoko Toba
Tadashi YokouchiTadashi YokouchiMakoto Kawamura
Paul BeauvaisRobert Fitzgerald
Hélène SoubielleHélène SoubielleMary Fitzgerald

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