Against the backdrop of late 19th-century Berlin, Toyotaro Ota, a young Japanese uni student studying in Germany, meets and falls in love with 16-year-old local dancer Elise. Their unconventional affair and subsequent cohabitation stir up a massive scandal that threatens his reputation, eventually reaching the ears of officials in Japan.
12th October 1989
36 years ago
2 hours 3 minutes
Finishes at 11:58pm
1 nomination
6.6/10
64%
63%
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