Konjiki yasha (1954)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Koji Shima

Writers:

Matsutarô Kawaguchi (adaptation)
Koyo Ozaki (novel)

Release Date:

21 March 1954 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement...

Plot Keywords:

Arranged Marriage | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Teppei Endo	...	Mr. Minowa
Eiji Funakoshi	...	Tomiyama
Kazuko Fushimi	...	Aiko
Yuki Hayakawa	...	Kazahaya
Sachiko Meguro	...	Mrs. Yusa
Mitsuko Mito	...	Akagashi
Jun Miyazaki	...	Kamata
Shizue Natsukawa	...	Mrs. Minowa
Jun Negami	...	Kan-ichi
Shiko Saito	...	Wanibuchi
Kinzo Shin	...	Mr. Shigisawa
Kenji Sugawara	...	Arao
Yoshio Takee	...	Yusa
Kumeko Urabe	...	Tose
Fujiko Yamamoto	...	Miya

Also Known As:

Golden Demon (USA)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

Daiei Studios

Frustrated love can lead to terrible unhappiness.

A penniless student and a wealthy man want to marry the same girl in 1890 Japan. The parents naturally think wealth should be chosen but the girl is only convinced after her mother tells

her the wealthy man will finance the student's studies. So the

girl thinks she is making a noble sacrifice by marrying the rich man. This ends up making everyone unhappy until a Hollywood

ending.

The depiction of Japan in 1890 is OK as is the acting. The film seems to be saying follow your heart and not your parents.