# Memories of Matsuko (2006)

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**Original title**: *嫌われ松子の一生*
**Runtime**: 130 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Tetsuya Nakashima
**Written by**: Tetsuya Nakashima
**Starring**: Miki Nakatani, Eita Nagayama, Yūsuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikako Ichikawa, Asuka Kurosawa

> *Destiny of shrine maiden.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Someone's messy life is about to get cleaned out. Sho sorts through his aunt Matsuko's belongings after her death. It's a tidy summary of a not-so-tidy life.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, surreal, tender

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