Katatsumori
May 22 1994
•1h 39m
•Documentary
Filmmaker Naomi Kawase captures the love, loss, and loneliness felt as she prepares to move out of her foster mother's home.
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Naomi Kawase
Self
Uno Kawase
Self
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