The Love of the Sanshin

Hiroshi Nakai
Naomi Nishida, Jun Murakami, Tomi Taira, Makoto Nobukawa, Shin Taira, Shinichi Tsunami, Reiko Kanejima, Akira Kadekar, Misako Oshima, Yuki Yamazato, Taeko Yoshida, Masahiro Shima, Mana Nakamine, Mamoru Ota, Rie Uza
1999
Japan
Completed
Japanese
92 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asナビィの恋,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At1999Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating8.1(For reference only)。
25-year-old Nanao is tired of city life and returns to her hometown, the island of Okinawa. She receives a warm welcome from the passionate islanders and her grandparents and quickly becomes happy. Soon after, Nanao discovers that her grandmother's condition is a bit unusual. It turns out that the lover who parted ways with her grandmother 60 years ago has secretly returned to the island. The islanders begin to stir, gathering together to discuss strategies, and they bring in a fortune teller to threaten Nanao’s grandmother to prevent her from eloping and leaving the island. In the end, her grandmother leaves her family behind and sets sail with her old lover. Watching her grandmother’s happiness, Nanao decides to stay on the island to live with her grandfather, marries Fukunosuke, and starts a new life… Behind the Scenes: This film is a romantic comedy set on a small island in Okinawa, vividly depicting an amusing commotion centered around an elderly woman who is once again moved by love from 60 years ago. Meanwhile, the film intertwines the love and lives of two generations; the grandmother's love helps Nanao find her own love and solidify her way of life. The film features an outstanding soundtrack, with many talented artists skilled in Ryukyuan music forming a powerful production team. A wealth of Ryukyuan folk songs has been compiled and complemented with opera, Celtic folk songs, and other styles, giving the film a distinct pop cultural flavor that makes it memorable. The film has won several domestic awards in Japan and has also been praised internationally.