
Japanese home drama starring Kinuyo Tanaka.
Directed by Hiromasa Nomura, Before the Wedding leans on a strong ensemble — Kinuyo Tanaka, Tokuji Kobayashi, Hideo Takeda — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1933.
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Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.
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