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Drama Film

Lightning

July 12 at 4:30pm - November 6

At Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

Immerse yourself in Mikio Naruse's "Lightning," a poignant exploration of family dynamics in 1950s Tokyo. This film adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel stars Hideko Takamine as a bus conductor navigating societal expectations.

Japanese cinema
Literary adaptation
Family drama
1950s Tokyo

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