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A Wanderer's Notebook
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A Wanderer's Notebook

1962 · 124 min Drama
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century – her affairs with feckless men, the jobs she took to survive (peddler, waitress, bar maid), and her arduous, often humiliating attempts to get published in a male-dominated culture.

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The film lives at the rhythm of everyday life — and that's its strength. No cinema about 'big events,' just about how people live, make mistakes, and understand themselves.

Worth watching for the performances and the sincerity. If you're waiting for events — there aren't many. If you're waiting for feeling — it's there.

For those looking for film about people, not events. If you need action — look elsewhere.

Director: Mikio Naruse

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: When you're in the mood for a conversation about life. With a partner or friend you can trust.

🎭 Cast

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Fumiko Hayashi

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Fukuya

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Nobuo Sadaoka

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Fujiyama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kishi, Fumiko's Mother

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Kyôko Hinatsu

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Haruhiko Itatsu

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Gorô Shirasaka

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Tamura

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Fumiko's Father

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