Credited cast: | |||
Kinuyo Tanaka | ... | Michiko Akiyama | |
Yukiko Todoroki | ... | Tomiko Ono | |
Masayuki Mori | ... | Tadao Akiyama | |
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Akihiko Katayama | ... | Tsutomu Miyaji |
Sô Yamamura | ... | Eiji Ono | |
Eitarô Shindô | ... | Shinzaburo Miyaji | |
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Kiyoko Hirai | ... | Tamiko Miyaji |
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Minako Nakamura | ... | Yukiko Ono |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Mie Asô | ||
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Taizô Fukami | ||
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Yaeko Izumo | ||
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Ken'o Kawasaki | ||
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Mitsuo Matsumoto | ||
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Satoshi Nishida | ... | Narita |
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Reiko Otani | ... | Takako Sasamoto |
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close.
intensely moving story about a woman trapped between her stoic/moral beliefs, and the changing times brought about by the end of WW2. Similar themes discussed in Ozu's films 'floating weeds' + 'end of summer', but with a more direct and stark style.
Fascinating look at how upper middle class in Japan react to war and its aftermath, as well as to adultery and suicide.
As in Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator', the image of tall grass serves to express the calm fertility of nature with a dream-like quality, in contrast to the malignant hustle and bustle of the city.
An excellent drama, despite the less than perfect quality of the print (even though it is a new print)