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Big Joys, Small Sorrows
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Big Joys, Small Sorrows

1986
Directed byKeisuke Kinoshita
2h 9m

A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends and receiving a visit from his troublesome father.

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Gō KatōHitoshi UekiReiko Ōhara
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Kiichi Nakai
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.0

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