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I Shall Live by Myself

Original title: Ora ora de hitori igumo
  • 2020
  • 2h 18m
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I Shall Live by Myself (2020)
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Momoko is a woman who is seventy-five-years old and lives alone. She lives in Tokyo, but was not born there having arrived there over fifty years ago. She had met a nice man, been proposed t... Read allMomoko is a woman who is seventy-five-years old and lives alone. She lives in Tokyo, but was not born there having arrived there over fifty years ago. She had met a nice man, been proposed to and accepted. She gave birth to two children before her husband had died. She was alone ... Read allMomoko is a woman who is seventy-five-years old and lives alone. She lives in Tokyo, but was not born there having arrived there over fifty years ago. She had met a nice man, been proposed to and accepted. She gave birth to two children before her husband had died. She was alone again until finding her way into a library one day. She soon found solace and companionshi... Read all

  • Director
    • Shûichi Okita
  • Writers
    • Shûichi Okita
    • Chisako Wakatake
  • Stars
    • Yû Aoi
    • Munetaka Aoki
    • Gaku Hamada
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
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    • Director
      • Shûichi Okita
    • Writers
      • Shûichi Okita
      • Chisako Wakatake
    • Stars
      • Yû Aoi
      • Munetaka Aoki
      • Gaku Hamada
    • 4Critic reviews
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Yû Aoi
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    • Momoko (Young)
    Munetaka Aoki
    Munetaka Aoki
    Gaku Hamada
    Gaku Hamada
    Masahiro Higashide
    Masahiro Higashide
    Kankurô Kudô
    Kankurô Kudô
    Yûko Tanaka
    • Momoko (Old)
    • Director
      • Shûichi Okita
    • Writers
      • Shûichi Okita
      • Chisako Wakatake
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      The film was part of the line-up at Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) in Toronto, Canada in 2021.
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      Music by Kiminori Nanasawa

      Sang by Gaku Hamada, Munetaka Aoki and Kankurô Kudô

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    • Release date
      • 2020 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 我啊,走自己的路
    • Production companies
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • Dokuso
      • Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
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      2 hours 18 minutes
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