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Café Lumière, Shochiku presents ; producer, Hideshi Miyajima [and others] ; co-written by Chu T'ien-Wen ; written and directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Label
Café Lumière, Shochiku presents ; producer, Hideshi Miyajima [and others] ; co-written by Chu T'ien-Wen ; written and directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Language
jpn
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated by the MPAA
Main title
Café Lumière
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Shochiku presents ; producer, Hideshi Miyajima [and others] ; co-written by Chu T'ien-Wen ; written and directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Runtime
104
Summary
Yoko, a freelance writer, becomes pregnant and chooses, against tradition and her parents' wishes, to raise the baby alone. In her loneliness and confusion, Yoko befriends the owner of a second-hand bookstore, who silently falls in love with her as she contemplates the choice she has made
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Kōhī jikō
Classification