Nadare

When watching this film I can't help but to feel that we haven't advanced very much in 70 years. Asides from the music, and somewhat classic way the picture is shot, this movie can easily be a contemporary piece. The motivation and lifestyle of the characters in this movie aren't any different from people living in the world today.

Goro is a spoiled brat from an affluent family in 1930s Japan. He has two lovers Yayoi and Fukiko. His parents wants him to marry Fukiko, but he can't give up Yayoi either. He talks much about ideal life, but his father brushes him off saying his ideas have no basis in reality. In his spiteful mood he plan an ultimate coup against his father, a plot to commit suicide with Fukiko, but then his selfish and spineless nature rears its ugly head.

The backdrop of this movie shows surprisingly contemporary scenery. The house, the furniture, and the road aren't much different from the way we live today, which makes you wonder how much we've advanced in quality of life.

Despite its title Nadare (Avalanche), there is no physical avalanche happening anywhere within this movie.

The movie is somewhat short (just under 60 minutes) and is difficult to find these days, but if you can find it it's an interesting cultural piece from the '30s Japan.