» TOKYO FILMeX Competition
|
» Special Screenings
|
» Special Program (1)
Filmmaker in Focus: NAKAMURA Noboru centennial anniversary
|
» Special Program (2)
Filmmaker in Focus: Jean GRÉMILLON
|
» Jury / Awards
|
» Entry Form / Regulations
|
» Talent Campus Tokyo
|
|
|
Special Program (1)
Filmmaker in Focus: NAKAMURA Noboru centennial anniversary
The new English subtitled prints were made as a part of the TOKYO CULTURE CREATION PROJECT in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture.
What sets it aside as one of the most poignant films about prostitution is its imaginative conception of her world. The camera angles and movements, the colour scheme and editing all work brilliantly to illustrate her constant sacrifice and lead us to emotionally internalise the gaudy city as a dazzling parade that, despite an offer of escape, always leads her back to her situation. Stylistically the film anticipates the Wong Kar-wai of In the Mood for Love and echoes Douglas Sirk at his most stirring.
----- Nick James (Sight & Sound) on "The Shape of Night"(1964)
|
|
|
|
|
|
*New Print
1951 / 91 min.
Screenplay: YANAI Takao, TANAKA Sumie Original Story: TANAKA Sumie
Cast: RYU Chishu, YAMADA Isuzu, TAKAMINE Hideko, KISHI Keiko, SADA Keiji
|
|
The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony... This refreshingly heartwarming masterpiece carries on the tradition of the Shochiku Ofuna-style "little citizen" films, and Nakamura's reliably proficient direction elicits superb work from his crew and star-studded cast.
|
|
|
|
|
|
*New Print
1957 / 105 min.
Screenplay: SHIINA Toshio, NAKAMURA Noboru Original Story: HOJO Hideji
Cast: SADA Keiji, OKADA Mariko, KUWANO Miyuki, SAWAMURA Sadako, YAMAMURA So
|
|
Tane, the lady proprietor of an inn for amorous couples, lives there with her three children. When her eldest daughter loses her fiancé due to the fact her mother is a mistress, her despair drives her to become a cabaret hostess... A painstaking depiction of not only the anguish of doomed lovers, but also the subtle emotional tapestry of a family whose lives are ruined by good intentions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
*New Print
1964 / 106 min.
Screenplay: GONDO Toshihide Original Story; OTA Kyoko
Cast: KUWANO Miyuki, HIRA Mikijiro, SONOI Keisuke, IWAMOTO Masuyo, SUGAWARA Bunta
|
|
19-year-old Yoshie falls in love with Eiji, a yakuza. He forces her into an unbearable life of prostitution from which she attempts to escape, but... KUWANO is outstanding as the heroine, who cannot leave her man despite knowing he is no good for her. Its color scheme and camerawork imbue its imagery with a rich beauty and create a lyrical mise en scène.
|
|
Profile: NAKAMURA Noboru
Born on August 4th 1913 in Shitaya, Tokyo. Passed an assistant director exam at Shochiku upon graduating from Faculty of Letters at The University of Tokyo in 1936, and worked under SAITO Torajiro, SHIMAZU Yasujiro, and other directors at Ofuna Studio. Promoted to director in June of 1941, making his debut with documentary "Seikatsu to Rizumu" (Life and Rhythm, 41). This was followed later that year by his first fiction film, "Kekkon no Riso" (The Ideals of Marriage). Won plaudits for his brilliant direction of the Ofuna-style home drama "Home Sweet Home" (51). For his second color film for Shochiku, "Natsuko no Boken" (Natsuko's Adventure, 53), he exhibited a fittingly gorgeous directorial style that cemented his status as one of the company's leading filmmakers. The KAWABATA Yasunari adaptation "Twin Sisters of Kyoto" (63) melded the seasonal beauty of Kyoto with a unique story in which IWASHITA Shima plays a dual role as twins, and was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. "The River Kino" (66), adapted from ARIYOSHI Sachiko's novel, is a classic in which NAKAMURA depicted a woman who lived through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods, and exhibited his refinement as a veteran filmmaker. Died on May 20th 1981 at the age of 68. Posthumously honored as a member of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class. His "The Shape of Night" was screened to considerable acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in August 2013 on the centenary of his birth.
|
Tokyo Culture Creation Project, organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture in cooperation with arts organizations and NPOs, aims to establish Tokyo as a city of global cultural creativity. The project facilitates involvement of a larger number of people in creation of new culture, by building regional bases for culture creation across the city and offering opportunities for creative experiences to children and young people. Moreover, it creates and globally disseminates new Tokyo culture through organizing international festivals and other diverse events.
|
|
