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Hot Ashes

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Producing House

Ryoko's husband forges art for a living and beats her for trying to work outside the conjugal home. Her young son mimics her husband's behavior and her mother-in-law sanity slowly disintegrates as she treks to the cemetery everyday.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2018-07-24

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Junji Kojima

Writer: Junji Kojima

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: Hot Ashes

Production Companies: Elephant House, Teevee Graphics

Production Countries: Japan

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