A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.
Wow. I was not prepared for how sad this film would be. Jesus H. Christ. Kind of a downer actually but really good. The sets and backdrops looks sort of like a theater stage at times, but it fits the story which almost entirely takes place at a certain little house. It's a slice of life kind of film, and the viewers almost becomes the main character in the sense that she doesn't involve herself in the business of her employers, but still is present and observing of the eventful years she spends there.
If you're anything like me, this film will linger in your mind a good while after you've seen it and make you become a bit nostalgic.
Genre: Drama
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