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Kokoro

  • 19731973
  • 1h 30m
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Kokoro (1973)
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Kokoro is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder scholar whom he calls Sensei. Haunted by tragic secrets that have c... Read allKokoro is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder scholar whom he calls Sensei. Haunted by tragic secrets that have cast a long shadow over his life, Sensei slowly opens up to his young disciple.Kokoro is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder scholar whom he calls Sensei. Haunted by tragic secrets that have cast a long shadow over his life, Sensei slowly opens up to his young disciple.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
124
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217,802
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  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writers
    • Sôseki Natsume(novel)
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Anri
    • Noboru Matsuhashi
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  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writers
    • Sôseki Natsume(novel)
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Anri
    • Noboru Matsuhashi
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    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Mrs. M
    Anri
    • I-ko
    Noboru Matsuhashi
    • K
    Kazunaga Tsuji
    • S
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • S's father
    Yasuo Arakawa
    • Boy in the field
    Sotomi Kotake
    • Girl in the field
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Writers
      • Sôseki Natsume(novel)
      • Kaneto Shindô
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    It hurts.
    Shindo takes on the classic Natsume Sōseki novel and makes a very different film than Kon Ichikawa did in 1955. He sets the story in modern times (1973) and entirely eschews the post-trauma 'Sensei'-student relationship in favor of telling the tale that led to the destruction of Sensei's soul. Even then, he takes great liberties with the material, offering up potent visual metaphors to depict the novel's themes of struggle, self-control, betrayal, and the distance between all of us. The result is, surprisingly, more profound than Ichikawa's faithful adaptation, and another heartbreaking, deeply thoughtful triumph in the oeuvre of this unsung master of cinema.
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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1973 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Love Betrayed
    • Production companies
      • Art Theatre Guild (ATG)
      • Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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