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Sound of the Mountain

1954 · 96 min

A quiet, deeply felt domestic drama that unfolds with gentle sadness, observing fragile family bonds and unspoken longing with patience and compassion.

Overview
An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • gender
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Written by
Yōko Mizuki
Starring
Setsuko Hara, So Yamamura, Ken Uehara, Yōko Sugi, Teruko Nagaoka, Yatsuko Tan'ami, Chieko Nakakita, Rieko Sumi
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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