Posted on May 19, 2014 |
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Autumn Interlude / Kaze tachinu (1976)
Drama
The story began in the early summer of 1942 when 'Tatsurou' met 'Setsuko' at Karuizawa. Its love at first sight but sadly 'Setsuko' was pledged to marry a stranger by her parent. She ran away from her hometown and arrived at Tokyo in search of her love one. War erupted then and Tatsurou was summoned to service. As be set foot on a snow-capped mountain before his imminent departure, they promised to each other to press on until they meet again. But, soon she was fallen very ill to TB…
Starring: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Shinsuke Ashida, Seizaburô Kawazu, Jûkichi Uno
Director: Mitsuo Wakasugi
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Tags: Jûkichi Uno, Mitsuo Wakasugi, Momoe Yamaguchi, Seizaburô Kawazu, Shinsuke Ashida, Tomokazu Miura
Posted on March 30, 2013 |
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Gion bayashi / A Geisha (1953)
Drama
In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 year-old Eiko, whose mother was a former geisha who had just died. After a year of training they have to find a large sum of money before Eiko can debut. Miyoharu borrows the money from the tea-house owner, Okimi, who in turn obtains the money from the businessman Kusuda. Kusuda fancies Eiko himself and wants to give Miyoharu to Kanzaki in order to close a large business deal. However both geishas have minds of their own and, going against tradition, want to be able to say no to clients.
Starring: Michiyo Kogure, Ayako Wakao, Seizaburô Kawazu
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Tags: Ayako Wakao, Kenji Mizoguchi, Michiyo Kogure, Seizaburô Kawazu
