Onna no mizuumi (1966)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Yoshishige Yoshida

Writers:

Yoshio Ishido (writer)
Yasunari Kawabata (story)

Release Date:

April 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Cast

Mariko Okada	...	Miyako Mizuki
Shinsuke Ashida	...	Yuzo
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi	...	Ginpei Momoi
Tamotsu Hayakawa	...	Kitano
Keiko Natsu	...	Machie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kazumi Higuchi
Kinya Ichikawa
Aiko Masuda
Keisuke Nakao
Mitsuyo Omata
Sakae Umezu

Also Known As:

The Lake
Woman of the Lake

Runtime:

94 min

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Gendai Eigasha

Captivating

A woman lets her paramour take naked pictures of her which reaches the hands of a stalker. Thus starts Woman of the Lake, a tale in many ways similar to Woman in the Dunes. A story of frustration and desperation, the woman cannot decide whether she wants to face the inevitable moment of truth or push, peddle and hope for a compromise. In the end, the results are all too complicated and it is a surprise if she retains her sanity. Against a backdrop of lonely landscapes, the woman betrays, is betrayed, and a complex series of events lead the film to a strange, but captivating, end. The performances are extremely restrained and lend a great depth to the film.