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The Milkwoman

The Milkwoman

Drama
2005, Movie, 2h 7min
Minako (TANAKA Yuko), begins her day running up and down the hills of her hometown delivering milk door to door. When that's done, she heads to her day job as a supermarket cashier. Minako is 50 and single. In one of the houses to which she delivers milk is a man with whom she has secretly been in love since high school. The man, Keita (KISHIBE Ittoku), lives with his wife Yoko, who is terminally ill. Caring for her at home, he works in the children's affairs section of the local municipal office. Though he insists that he wants nothing more than an "ordinary" existence, his life is in turmoil below the surface. The director uses a variety of narrative devises to portray the loneliness, isolation, and hope of these people who have seemingly allowed their goals and dreams to slip away, whilst keeping them agonizingly close to hand.
Country: Japan
Director:
Akira Ogata
Cast:
Tarō Suwa,
Ittoku Kishibe,
Teruyuki Kagawa,
Tetta Sugimoto
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Akira Ogata
Director
Tarō Suwa
As Gallery Owner
Ittoku Kishibe
As Kaita Takanashi
Teruyuki Kagawa
As Manager of Super Market
Tetta Sugimoto
As Takanashi
Koichi Ueda
As Masao Minagawa

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In a small Japanese town, a middle-aged milkwoman named Minako delivers milk and tends to her customers with a quiet dedication. Meanwhile, she harbors a secret love for a man she's known since high school, who is now married and caring for his terminally ill wife. As Minako's daily routine unfolds, the film poignantly captures the loneliness and unfulfilled desires of those who feel trapped in their mundane lives. Through subtle narrative devices, the director conveys the characters' inner struggles and their yearning for something more, all while maintaining a delicate balance of hope and heartache.

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