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The War and a Woman

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2013 · 98 min Drama
4.2 / 10 · TMDB

Set towards the end of World War II, Nomura (Masatoshi Nagase) is a writer who is in despair. A woman works in bar and is a former prostitute. Many years ago, her father sold her to a brothel due to the family's severe financial hardships. The writer and the woman then agree to live as husband and wife until the war ends. The woman doesn't feel sexual pleasures due to her past, while the man lusts for the woman's body. Meanwhile, Ohira (Jun Murakami) fought for Japan in China. He participated in unconscionable acts against civilians in the name of war. He returns to Japan with only one arm. Ohira then begins to prey on innocent women.

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Original Title 戦争と一人の女
Year 2013
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Junichi Inoue
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.2/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs a fragile bridge between personal trauma and the collective madness of war, using three broken lives as its prisms. It relies on a restrained, almost claustrophobic mise-en-scène where the silence between characters screams louder than any explosion.

What lingers after viewing is not judgment, but the weight of mutual incomprehension and longing, where eros and thanatos become inseparable. A heavy, unresolved sorrow clings to the memory. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Junichi Inoue

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