Iwashigumo

Name: Iwashigumo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-09-02
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Chikage Awashima, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno

19581958
2h 8m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Chikage Awashima and Isao Kimura in Iwashigumo (1958)

Drama

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife... Read allA war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm throug... Read allA war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of h... Read all

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

356

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

226,255

9,816

Director
- Mikio Naruse
Writers
- Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay)
- Tsutou Wada(author)
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Awards
- 5 wins

Featured review

7/10

The Archers in Asia

Most Naruse films seem to be about geisha's or ex-geisha's. This however is a tale of everyday farming folk, as in the long running UK radio soap, The Archers. Much of the long 128 minutes is spent demonstrating paddy field farming techniques. However, there is a fair bit of family drama around marriage, succession, land, kids leaving home, children disappointing parents and vice versa, the prevalent theme being the way industrialisation enables young people to escape from the unappealing nature of farming and the control exercised by their elders.

Some beautiful scenery, brought out by Naruse's filming/ editing and intermittently convincing characters go some way to compensate for a glacial pace and a somewhat over attention to details. However, drama is only present from time to time so some patience is required.

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