Machiko Nasu — Playwright (23)

Movie

Canaries of the North (2012)
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★ 6.8 36 ratings
other title: 北方的金丝雀 / 北のカナリアたち …
Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.

Movie

Kantsubaki (1992)
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★ 7.0 5 ratings
other title: 寒椿 / Midwinter Camellia
Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on Peony (Yoko Minamino), a geisha who was forced into the business at a young age by her dissipated father.