The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart

1959 · 145 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto · Written by Yoshikata Yoda

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