Nippon no obaachan

Overview
Cast & Crew
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The Plot

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.

Run Time

1h 34m

Genre

Comedy

Release Date

03 Jan 1962

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

M. I. I. Production
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