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My Way

My Way

19745.72h 10m

Overview

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.

Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Written by Kaneto Shindō
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Top Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Mino Kawamura

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Yoshizo Kawamura

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Saito

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kobayakawa's father

Rie Yokoyama

Rie Yokoyama

Sakiko

M

Miki Kojika

Yoshiko Kawamura

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Lawyer

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Lawyer

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

Umina

M

Masami Horiuchi

Lawyer

Themes & Keywords

migrant worker

About My Way

My Way is a drama film released in 1974 exploring themes of migrant worker. Directed by Kaneto Shindō, it stars Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Rokkō Toura. Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.

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