Jirô monogatari (1987)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 1987-07-04
Director: Tokihisa Morikawa
Writers: Masato Ide , Kojin Shimomura
Language: Japanese
Stars: Keiko Takahashi , Masato Ise , Toshiyuki Nagashima , Shinsuke Ashida , Ichirô Nakatani , Hideo Takamatsu , Hisano Yamaoka , Hisashi Igawa , Pinko Izumi , Seiya Nakano
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: 3 nominations
AKA: Jirô monogatari , 次郎物語（1987） (Japan) , The Story of Jiro (Australia) , Jiro's Story
Plot: I saw this film last night at the Weekly Japanese Cinema screenings held at the Chifley Towers in Sydney, held by The Japan Foundation. It is a film about a boy who lives with his nanny while his mother is sick. His life is happy, but he has to return home, and here is where the film becomes very moving and touching. Sentimental, yes, but not sickly or forcedly. It does drag out towards the end, but the ending itself was quite moving, and although my friend fell asleep occasionally during the film (it was an evening showing), he still liked it. Very much like an Ozu film, and interesting the filmmaker seems to have made few films (if you go by the IMDb).
IMDB:tt0332414