Sound of the Mountain (1954)
"Yama no oto" (original title)

Director:

Mikio Naruse

Writers:

Yasunari Kawabata (novel), Yôko Mizuki (adaptation)

Stars:

Setsuko Hara, Sô Yamamura, Ken Uehara

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Setsuko Hara	...	Ogata Kikuko
Sô Yamamura	...	Ogata Shingo
Ken Uehara	...	Otto, Shuuichi
Yôko Sugi	...	Tanizaki Hideko
Teruko Nagaoka	...	Tsuma, Yasuko
Yatsuko Tan'ami	...	Ikeda
Chieko Nakakita	...	Aihara Fusako
Rieko Sumi	...	Kinuko
Hisao Toake	...	Shingo no yuujin
Machiko Kitagawa
Fumiko Saito
Tsuruko Mano
Nobuo Kaneko

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

unhappy marriage | japan | dysfunctional marriage | adultery | abortion | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

January 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Sounds from the Mountains

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Excellent

I admit it. I'm a sucker for this type of movie. Old black-and-white film, well-acted and scripted, whether Japanese or American, and I'm lost.

Even better, this one has some top-notch dialogue. The scene where the father confronts the brassy mistress of his son has dialogue worthy of more than one Hollywood greats.

This film is a terrific high-class soap opera which brutally examines fracturing personal relationships in one family in post-war Japan. The previous reviewer implies that this is not among this director's great work. All I can say is, if this is a middling effort, then I for one have much movie-viewing pleasure ahead.

Highly recommended.