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Tracing Her Shadow

6.620211h 37mMovieDrama

An old Chinese woman visits Japan to find her missing daughter whom she adopted in post-WWII China. Her granddaughter and a retired Japanese policeman join her search.

DirectorPeng Fei
WriterPeng Fei
ProducersJia Zhangke·Naomi Kawase

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Cast · Directed by Peng Fei

WYWu Yanshu
Wu Yanshu
JKJun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
YZYing Ze
Ying Ze
MNMasatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase

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