
Tanabata's Wife
2019-08-10 · 90 min · Not rated
An adaptation of Sinai Hamada's short story. A Japanese farmer living in the Cordilleras hires a Bontoc woman to work at his farm, and eventually marries her.
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- Directors
- Charlson Ong, Choy Pangilinan, Lito Casaje
- Production companies
- Universal Harvester Incorporated
- Countries
- Philippines
- Status
- Released
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