I saw the film and the print was rather poor.Japan was slow in coming into the talkie and this is one of Japans early talkies.When I saw how the cameras were static and they weren't much close up,I though they were both the old sound .Its funny when you see the country girl talking to the musician who saved her from a pimp,that, he was a musician,plays an accordion,But he now unemployed cause of the talkies.As i said the talkies were late coming in Japan,even though the lee D.Forrest process was used for music and sound effects in a 1926 silent feature.the plot is that a son of a country hotel has finished graduating from college,but, want to move to the city.His parents disapprove ,they want him to stay and help manage the hotel.His girl ,who's pregnant,want to go with him ,but, he doe snot have enough money for that.If she stays she be sold to a Bordello,I think that what the situation was.So he agree that she can go with her .But as soon as they reach Tokyo ,he can't find a job and s he has given up,they both owe rent .She's pregnant .He ends up leaving her .She find a job as a waitress and she also has a new male friend the unemployed musician.But after a mishap,when a drunken client take off without paying for the party he invited her and the other girls and her male friend.The musician ends up s giving his accordion as the price for the food .She has already send he child to be taken care of ,but, she has to send money . After being in the streets ,the unemployed musician meets his father who's a stage impresario for an acting troupe and hire both the girl and his son.For stand up comedy ,which is successful.the thin is that it take palace in 1937 and japan is not fully western clothes yet.there are still no cars.At least they don't show any.Well the baby is given back to her,no she can take care of it.Though is so successful and now they go back to her home.Her ex fiancé want to take responsibility to for the child .She says no.She goes back to her new love and their success in show business.In real life Japan was a little more modern than what was being showed,at least until Hirohito decide to join Hitler 8/30/13
Review of The Straits of Love and Hate
