Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
"Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna" (original title)

Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the brothels of Tokyo provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women in his life vie for ... See full summary »

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers:

Kanji Kunieda (novel), Yoshikata Yoda

Stars:

Minosuke Bandô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kôtarô Bandô

Cast

Credited cast:
Minosuke Bandô	...	Utamaro
Kinuyo Tanaka	...	Okita
Kôtarô Bandô	...	Seinosuke
Hiroko Kawasaki	...	Oran
Toshiko Iizuka	...	Takasode
Kyôko Kusajima	...	Oman
Eiko Ohara	...	Yukie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shôtarô Nakamura	...	Shozaburo
Kiniko Shiratao	...	Oshin
Mimpei Tomimoto	...	Takemaro

Storyline

Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the brothels of Tokyo provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women in his life vie for lovers. And, occasionally, his art gets him into trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

art | etchings | prostitution | jealousy | love | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 December 1946 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Five Women Around Utamaro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)

User Reviews

Interesting to note;

Just a brief word: anyone interested in this very good film should read Angela Dalle Vachhe's - Painting and cinema.