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‘First Gentleman’: Political romcom is an also-ran

Film / Reviews Sep 23, 2021

‘First Gentleman’: Political romcom is an also-ran

by James Hadfield

Hayato Kawai’s lightweight comedy imagines Japan getting its first female prime minister, but reality may have already caught up.

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