Postcard

Not "bad", just generic. Last movie directed by Kaneto Shindo at age 99! Partly a reflection of his WW2 service (as in film, male lead is one of only 6 survivors from an original group of 100, so was Shindo). Despite high regard shown in various written reviews, to me, this was sterile, predictable and uninvolving overall , but maybe that was just me - tho it does realistically echo the effect of WW2 on the Japanese rural poor along with their blind devotion. Competently filmed & acted.