“Terrace House”: The Kinder, Gentler Japanese Alternative to Reality TV
"Terrace House" improves on the standard reality TV format by affording its cast privacy, freedom, and respect.
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The film begins with a new immigrant woman’s personal experience and goes on to depict the broken marriages of four immigrant women in Taiwan. They are faced with different family issues but all end up in failed marriages. Like other immigrant women, the four characters Yu-lan, Jin-lin, A-shi, and Mei-li all came to Taiwan in pursuit of happiness, only to find themselves disappointed.
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The film begins with a new immigrant woman’s personal experience and goes on to depict the broken marriages of four immigrant women in Taiwan. They are faced with different family issues but all end up in failed marriages. Like other immigrant women, the four characters Yu-lan, Jin-lin, A-shi, and Mei-li all came to Taiwan in pursuit of happiness, only to find themselves disappointed.
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