1957 · drama · lighthouse · epic
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita2h 42m1957
The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Our read: Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · lighthouse · epic entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / lighthouse, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
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