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Zen-ma

  • 19511951
  • 1h 48m
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6.5/10
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Zen-ma (1951)
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  • Director
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Writers
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
    • Kunio Kishida(novel)
    • Kôgo Noda
  • Stars
    • Masayuki Mori
    • Chikage Awashima
    • Rentarô Mikuni
  • Director
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Writers
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
    • Kunio Kishida(novel)
    • Kôgo Noda
  • Stars
    • Masayuki Mori
    • Chikage Awashima
    • Rentarô Mikuni
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Rentarô Mikuni in Zen-ma (1951)
    Yôko Katsuragi and Rentarô Mikuni in Zen-ma (1951)
    Rentarô Mikuni and Masayuki Mori in Zen-ma (1951)
    Yôko Katsuragi and Rentarô Mikuni in Zen-ma (1951)

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    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Yoshio Nakanumaas Yoshio Nakanuma
    Chikage Awashima
    Chikage Awashima
    • Itsuko Kitauraas Itsuko Kitaura
    Rentarô Mikuni
    Rentarô Mikuni
    • Rentarô Mikuni, news reporteras Rentarô Mikuni, news reporter
    Yôko Katsuragi
    Yôko Katsuragi
    • Mikako Tobaas Mikako Toba
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Ryôen Tobaas Ryôen Toba
    Koreya Senda
    Koreya Senda
    • Tsuyoshi Kitauraas Tsuyoshi Kitaura
    Toshiko Kobayashi
    • Suzueas Suzue
    Kaoru Kusuda
    Shin Tatsuoka
    • Editing directoras Editing director
    • (as Susumu Tatsuoka)
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Editor-in-chiefas Editor-in-chief
    Ryûji Kita
    Ryûji Kita
    • Staffas Staff
    Toshinosuke Nagao
    • Staffas Staff
    Masami Maehata
    • Staffas Staff
    Kunio Teshirogi
    • Staffas Staff
    Yutaka Noguchi
    • Staffas Staff
    Nobuo Takagi
    Yôichi Ôsugi
      • Director
        • Keisuke Kinoshita
      • Writers
        • Keisuke Kinoshita
        • Kunio Kishida(novel)
        • Kôgo Noda
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      • based on novel
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      5/10
      A Not Particularly Interesting Look At journalism and Marriage
      The Good Fairy is an early 1950's Japanese movie that looks at journalism and marriage. The plot is about a young reporter who is assigned by his editor the story of a wife who has left her government official husband. This assignment ends up changing both of their lives significantly. As a social document, the movie does have some interest as it makes points about idealism and how the Japanese divorce laws at the time were totally skewed against the wife. But the movie does not work that well as a drama. The story itself is not particularly compelling and the two male lead characters are not very likable. The movie does have a very bizarre ending, which does add interest in a macabre way, but overall there is little reason to seek this movie out.
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      • Jan 28, 2014

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      • Release date
        • February 17, 1951 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • The Good Fairy
      • Production company
        • Shochiku
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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