Smirennaya zhizn

May 29 2012 N/A 1h 15m
Documentary

A Humble Life is certainly true to its title, a documentary study of the day-to-day world of Umeno Mathuyoshi, an old woman who lives in an isolated mountain house in the Nara prefecture in Japan.

Plot

Examing the daily life of an elderly woman in rural Japan allows Sokurov to evoke how folkways (Japanese and Russian) shape our worldview.

Written by

Aleksandr Sokurov

Directed by

Aleksandr Sokurov

Cast

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Crew

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Production Countries

Japan, Russia

Production Companies

The Japan Foundation, Film studio "Nadezhda", Severny Fond

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Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
176
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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