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Nippon no obaachan 1962
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tadashi Imai
Writer: Yôko Mizuki
Cast: Tanie Kitabayashi, Chôchô Miyako, Chôko Iida
Released: 03 Jan 1962
Runtime: 95 min
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
Awards
1 nomination
Ratings
Internet Movie Database
7.1/10