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The Tale of Iya

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An old man and his granddaughter's humble lifestyle influences a man's outlook on life.

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) How often can you say with reasonable confidence, after watching the first two minutes of a film, that the one hundred or so that are about to follow - 167, in this case - are going to be spectacular? Rated: 5/5 Feb 18, 2014 Full Review Andrew Heskins easternKicks.com Tetsuichiro Tsuta's achingly beautiful tribute to a lost Japan... Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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William D It's a 169 minute pretentious snooze fest. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/18/23 Full Review Audience Member From the very opening which sets up and then upends expectations, The Tale of Iya creates a beautiful, yet harsh, world where fairytale and mundane realities intermingle. The movie doesn't always maintain a successful balance, definitely loses some of its charm (quite possibly intentionally) when we're transported to the city, and fails to keep us deeply involved for the entire running time, but its successful for so much of its running time that its well worth a visit. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An old man and his granddaughter's humble lifestyle influences a man's outlook on life.
Director
Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Producer
Tetsuichirô Tsuta, Masayuki Ueda
Screenwriter
Masaya Kawamura, Tetsuichirô Tsuta, Masayuki Ueda
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 49m