Daughter of Time
1980, Japanese. Directed by Makoto Naito.
A member of the jieitai ("Self-Defense Force"; i.e. Japanese military) is on leave and finds a woman giving birth in a graveyard in the former Yoshiwara district. He takes her to an inn to gove birth, and stays on a few days as she recovers, but becomes fascinated with the strange people he meets there, particularly the owner, who visits a house in his courtyard every day to talk and give food to his mother. He says she is very sick and can't leave bed, but no one else has ever been inside or seen her.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 December 1980
- Original title
- 時の娘
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Makoto Naito, Mamoru Sasaki
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Daughter of Time runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Who directed Daughter of Time?
Daughter of Time (1980) was directed by Makoto Naito and stars Kisako Makishi, Motomi Makiguchi, Taiji Tonoyama.