Kitamura Toukoku: Waga Fuyu no Uta (1977)

Name: Kitamura Toukoku: Waga Fuyu no Uta
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2015-10-13T19:37:41+02:00
Rating: 4
Cast: Ranbô Minami, Mari Tanaka, Renji Ishibashi

Drama | 103 minutes

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Genre: Drama / Romance

Duration: 103 minuten

Alternative title: Kitamura Tokoku - My Winter Song

Country: Japan

Directed by: Seiichiro Yamaguchi

Stars: Ranbô Minami, Mari Tanaka and Renji Ishibashi

IMDb score: 5,6 (13)

Releasedate: 17 December 1977

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Kitamura Toukoku: Waga Fuyu no Uta plot

Tokoku Kitamura (1868-1894) is a romantic poet and an advocate of liberalism in the Meiji era. This biopic focuses on New Year's Day in 1894, when Kitamura is recovering from a suicide attempt. Japan is currently under the spell of fervent patriotism as the government builds public support for a war with China. Literary friends and militant comrades of Kitamura visit this day and wonder why he wants to commit suicide.