{"product_id":"woman-of-water-水の女-original-japanese-movie-poster-2002-b2-size-51-73-cm-h298","title":"“Woman of Water” \/ 「水の女」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H298","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"285\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 2002 release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eWoman of Water \/ 「水の女」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hidenori Sugimori’s poetic Japanese drama starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eUA and Tadanobu Asano\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"450\"\u003eSet largely within a traditional public bathhouse, the film uses the opposing elements of water and fire to explore grief, attraction, fate, and emotional renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"471\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"679\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"498\"\u003eRyo\u003c\/strong\u003e, a woman whose life appears mysteriously connected to water. 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