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Sunset Sunrise

Sunset Sunrise

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Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara in 1971, Sunset Sunrise (Hi wa shizumi, hi wa noboru) is a “hippie” road movie chronicling the trek that a handful of people take in order to reach Katmandú, the capital of Nepal.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

141 mins

Rating

8.2/10

Release Date

29 April 1973

Country

Japan

Cast

Rosemary Dexter

Rosemary Dexter

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Glenn H. Neighbour

Glenn H. Neighbour

Rose Ogawa

Rose Ogawa

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