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Makoto Tanaka, at forty, builds a new family with Nanae and her two daughters from a previous marriage. He strives to become a true father to the girls and create a harmonious home. Ordinary happiness seems finally within reach, but Nanae's pregnancy becomes an unexpected test for their fragile balance. Beneath the surface of their orderly days, hidden fears, jealousy, and questions about what it truly means to be a family begin to stir. Each member starts to re-examine their roles and expectations.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 幼な子われらに生まれ |
| Year | 2017 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Yukiko Mishima |
| Runtime | 127 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.1/10 (19 votes) |
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The film examines the quiet drama of resetting family bonds with near-documentary delicacy, favoring subtle psychological shifts over dramatic confrontations. The camera observes the characters like close acquaintances, their unspoken thoughts readable in pauses and glances.
What lingers after the credits is a quiet, aching understanding of the complexity of simple things—being a parent, a spouse, oneself. The narrative's strength lies in its respectful, unflinching gaze at ordinary emotional labor. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Yukiko Mishima
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Subdued light of a Japanese apartment, silence between sentences, a feeling of fragile calm.
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