Tadashi Imai
was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and '' Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963).
Life
Although leaning towards left-wing ...
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Kaneto Shindō
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include ''Children of Hiroshima'', ''The Naked Island'', '' Onibaba'', ''Kuroneko'' and ' ...
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Masahiro Shinoda
is a retired Japanese people, Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.
Early life
Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied theater ...
Epitome
An epitome (; gr, ἐπιτομή, from ἐπιτέμνειν ''epitemnein'' meaning "to cut short") is a summary or miniature form, or an instance that represents a larger reality, also used as a synonym for embodiment. Epitomacy represents "t ...
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Life of a Woman
is a 1953 Japanese drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional term ...
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An Actress
is a 1956 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Cast
* Nobuko Otowa as Kakuko Mori
* Chikako Hosokawa as Tsukiko, Kakuko's mother
* Shinsuke Ashida as Shinichirō Yagi
* Sen Hara as Chiyo, Akio's mother
* Sumiko Hidaka a ...
Night Drum
is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was written by Kaneto Shindo and Shinobu Hashimoto, based on the 1706 play ''Horikawa nami no tsuzumi'' by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Film historians regard ''Night Drum'' as one of ...
The Mad Fox
''The Mad Fox'', (also titled '' Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow'' or ''Koiya koi nasuna koi'') is a 1962 film directed by Tomu Uchida. It is based upon a 1734 bunraku play. It is noted for its use of bunraku and kabuki aesthetics, including joshikimaku ...
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Akitsu Springs
is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, starring Mariko Okada and Hiroyuki Nagato.
Plot
Shortly before the end of World War II, young soldier Shusaku, ill with tuberculosis, arrives at Akitsu, expecting to die soon. Shin ...
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Double Suicide
is a 1969 film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is based on the 1721 play ''The Love Suicides at Amijima'' by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. This play is often performed with puppets. In the film, the story is performed with live actors but makes use ...
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Farewell to the Land
is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Jinpachi Nezu as Yukio Yamazawa
* Kumiko Akiyoshi as Junko
* Jirō Yabuki as Akihiko Yamazawa (as Jirō Yab ...