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202615 minGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Handle With Care

202615 minGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Niseko, a small town in Hokkaido, Japan, is depicted through its changing lifestyle, natural scenery, and local stories accompanied by classical music.

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Kunnatam Wongpuapan

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Niseko, a small town in Hokkaido, Japan, is depicted through its changing lifestyle, natural scenery, and local stories accompanied by classical music.

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Kunnatam Wongpuapandirector

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Handle With Care, a short documentary filmed in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan. It shows the lifestyle and the changes that are taking place in the small town through natural scenery, classical music, and stories from the mouth of a local. It is soothing, though with a scent of senti

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