A Quiet Life
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A Quiet Life

“Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō Ōe's masterpiece now blossoms with the music of Hikari Ōe.”

★ 7.6/10 TMDB 1995-09-23 121 min

A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

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Hinako Saeki
Hinako Saeki
Ma-chan
Atsuro Watabe
Atsuro Watabe
Iiyo
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Father
Mihoko Shibata
Mihoko Shibata
Mother
Masayuki Imai
Masayuki Imai
Arai
Tamaki Ogawa
Tamaki Ogawa
Weather Forecast
Takao Okamura
Takao Okamura
Danto
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto
Danto's Wife
Yoshiyuki Omori
Oh-chan
Keita Tsukui
Tokie Hidari
Tokie Hidari
Asakura
Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe
Water Bottle Man
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