| Big Joys, Small Sorrows | |
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 Japanese poster for Big Joys, Small Sorrows | |
| Kanji | 新・喜びも悲しみも幾歳月 |
| Directed by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Written by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Produced by | Shochiku |
| Starring | Go Kato, Reiko Ohara |
| Cinematography | Kozo Okazaki |
| Music by | Chuji Kinoshita |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥395 million |
Big Joys, Small Sorrows (新・喜びも悲しみも幾歳月, Shin Yorokobi mo Kanashimi mo Ikutoshitsuki) is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, revisiting his melancholic earlier work, Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957), of a lighthouse keeper and the transient lifestyle he and his family endure. Shot at 10 different lighthouses, four temples, and various scenic locations (including two of the famous Three Views of Japan (日本三景)), spanning the length of Japan from Kyushu to Hokkaido, the film serves a secondary purpose as an insightful time capsule travelogue of early 1980s Japan.[1][2] It is Kinoshita's 48th[3] and last film.[4]
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- ^ Thomas, Kevin (1986-07-18). "MOVIE REVIEWS : A PAEAN TO OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY LIFE". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Bernardi, Joanne; Ogawa, Shota T. (2020-08-09). Routledge Handbook of Japanese Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-53435-0.