Summary Shindo's directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Following the breakout of the Pacific War, the Japanese film industry was forcibly downsized. Numazaki, a mediocre screenwriter, faces imminent dismissal. His wife Takako encourages him to seek work in Kyoto. Numazaki fails his aptitude test, which is to write a script for the famous but demanding director Sakaguchi (a veiled reference for Kenji Mizoguchi). Takako offers to support his husband for a year, so that he can hone his craft from scratch. View more details
Directed : Kaneto Shindô
Written : Kaneto Shindô
Stars : Denjirô Ôkôchi Ichirô Sugai Nobuko Otowa Jûkichi Uno
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Sep 6, 1951
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Daiei Studios
Summary Shindo's directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Following the breakout of the Pacific War, the Japanese film industry was forcibly downsized. Numazaki, a mediocre screenwriter, faces imminent dismissal. His wife Takako encourages him to seek work in Kyoto. Numazaki fails his aptitude test, which is to write a script for the famous but demanding director Sakaguchi (a veiled reference for Kenji Mizoguchi). Takako offers to support his husband for a year, so that he can hone his craft from scratch. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Sep 6, 1951
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Daiei Studios