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Orpheus' Lyre

2013 · 105 min Drama
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

Although the situation is universal, Japanese mourning rituals are given solid coverage. The 49th day after death is considered crucial, as the date at which the soul passes from this world to the next and, therefore, the date from when the living are expected to get on with life. But Yoko doesn't move on. The ache of the loss that simply won't heal takes an awful toll on her husband and friends, who try doggedly and unsuccessfully to help her move on, and to guide her away from the misguided and damaging belief that daughter Kanako's spirit has entered another living child.

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Original Title 桜、ふたたびの加奈子
Year 2013
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Minoru Kurimura
Runtime 105 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs a quiet tension between profound personal grief and the silent expectations of social ritual. It explores the isolating nature of loss and the fragile line between healing belief and damaging delusion.

What lingers after the final frame is a poignant reflection on the right to mourn outside conventional boundaries, and the invisible toll it takes on everyone involved. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Minoru Kurimura

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