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A Wanderer's Notebook

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Fumiko tries to get her literary work published and spends years working in bad jobs and being abused by her boyfriend before she finally finds success.

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Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine The resultant self-aware grotesquerie finally seems more in service of hagiography than truth. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 7, 2006 Full Review Jim Henry Shin Nichibei/New Japanese American News An art film of real distinction. Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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william d Basically a chick flick: a woman leads a tough life and all the men are despicable (with one prominent exception). However, Hideko Takamine's character of Fumiko is so sympathetic you can't help but pull for her. Takamine is truly a remarkable actress. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Hideko Takamine had the sensitivities and toughness to bring an inspiring character alive, she was really natural, her emotional range was superb. Very enjoyable film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Hideko Takamine is fantastic Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member this is so romantic and sad i have luv/ed this moive from the first time i saw it this was my fav romance Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this film as part of a 32 film retrospective of Mikio Naruse. While I loved each of them, this film was of the most remarkable. The emotional current had a much greater range than in many of his other films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member very very good movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fumiko tries to get her literary work published and spends years working in bad jobs and being abused by her boyfriend before she finally finds success.
Director
Mikio Naruse
Producer
Sanezumi Fujimoto, Mikio Naruse, Tadahiro Teramoto
Screenwriter
Toshirô Ide, Sumie Tanaka
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 4m