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Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Ako

28m

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara • 1964 • Japan

Depicting one night in the life of a young girl and her rowdy friends, Hiroshi Teshigahara’s AKO—also known as WHITE MORNING—was part of an omnibus film titled LA FLEUR DE L’ÂGE OU LES ADOLESCENTES, commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada.

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