
Circumstances
2011, Japanese. Directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu.
Youko and Harumi have been friends since youth as their life circumstances were similar. Youko ends up marrying a politician and publishes a successful picture book basen on Harumi's life, when her son suddenly gets abducted.
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 December 2011
- Original title
- 境遇
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masao Yajima
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Circumstances runs 123 minutes (2h 3m).
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Circumstances isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 2011. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Circumstances?
Circumstances (2011) was directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu and stars Yasuko Matsuyuki, Ikki Sawamura, Ryo.