A Quiet Life
1995, Japanese. Directed by Jūzō Itami.
Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō Ōe's masterpiece now blossoms with the music of Hikari Ōe.
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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A Quiet Life is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 23 September 1995
- Original title
- 静かな生活
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Jūzō Itami
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What A Quiet Life is based on
A Quiet Life is adapted from a novel.
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A Quiet Life runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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A Quiet Life is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Quiet Life?
If you liked A Quiet Life, try The Unbreakable Boy, We the Animals, The Glass Castle.
Who directed A Quiet Life?
A Quiet Life (1995) was directed by Jūzō Itami and stars Hinako Saeki, Atsuro Watabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki.
What is A Quiet Life based on?
A Quiet Life is adapted from a novel.