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A Quiet Life
A Quiet Life
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32 Ratings

A QUIET LIFE

静かな生活

Directed by Jûzô Itami
Japan, 1995
Drama, Comedy, Family

Synopsis

It’s the story of an eccentric family led by patriarch Tsutomu Yamazaki, a writer of some renown in an artist’s funk. When he and his wife disappear to Australia, they leave their daughter Maa-chan in charge, both of the house and of her high-functioning but mentally handicapped brother Iiyo.

Synopsis

It’s the story of an eccentric family led by patriarch Tsutomu Yamazaki, a writer of some renown in an artist’s funk. When he and his wife disappear to Australia, they leave their daughter Maa-chan in charge, both of the house and of her high-functioning but mentally handicapped brother Iiyo.