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Joyû to shijin

  • 19351935
  • 1h 13m
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6.2/10
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Joyû to shijin (1935)
Comedy
Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young ... Read allAmong the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young and seemingly high-class couple who just so happens is open to purchasing life insurance f... Read allAmong the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young and seemingly high-class couple who just so happens is open to purchasing life insurance from their swift neighbour. In the meantime, life is imitating art across the street, which... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
105
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
281,411
94,436
  • Director
    • Mikio Naruse
  • Writers
    • Ryûji Nagami(screenplay)
    • Minoru Nakano(author-novel)
  • Stars
    • Sachiko Chiba
    • Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Hiroshi Uruki
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  • Director
    • Mikio Naruse
  • Writers
    • Ryûji Nagami(screenplay)
    • Minoru Nakano(author-novel)
  • Stars
    • Sachiko Chiba
    • Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Hiroshi Uruki
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    Sachiko Chiba
    • Chieko
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Baidô Nose
    Hiroshi Uruki
    • Geppû Futatsugi
    Kinba Sanyûtei
    • Kintarô Hanashima
    Hideo Saeki
    • Young man
    Chizuko Kanda
    • Young woman
    Haruko Toda
    • Ohama
    Masao Mishima
    Masao Mishima
    • Actor
    Teruko Miyano
    • Actress
    Yôko Nitta
    • Tobocco shop woman
    • Director
      • Mikio Naruse
    • Writers
      • Ryûji Nagami(screenplay)
      • Minoru Nakano(author-novel)
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    • Connections
      Remade as Tsuki to seppun (1957)

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    7/10
    A Nice Family Comedy
    In this nice family comedy about a Japanese couple in the 1930s with wife as actor (joyu) and husband as poet/writer (shijin), Naruse has created a parody of the dilemma of a modern couple - wife being the breadwinner and husband, writing novel for small money (only good enough to buy cakes).

    Could the man still hold the honour and be the real "master" of the house? Naruse portrayed this change in the traditional values in modern Japan in a comical way where play intermingled with real life. The solution: just follow the man and if husband is happy, wife is happy too. As the saying goes: An angel with only one wing could not fly. But could such happy ending only happen in play / movie and not in real life? A rare piece of Naruse romance which are more often portrayed as a sophisticated tragedy rather than a light-hearted comedy.
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    • Jan 16, 2013

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1935 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Actress and the Poet
    • Production company
      • P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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