Aizen katsura

19381938
1h 29m

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6.8/10

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Drama Romance

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura (Uehara), falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi (Tanaka). But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her ... Read allA young doctor, Kozo Tsumura (Uehara), falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi (Tanaka). But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto f... Read allA young doctor, Kozo Tsumura (Uehara), falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi (Tanaka). But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto finally, but is unable to meet him. Plus she isn't accepted into Kyoto society. She goes ba... Read all

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6.8/10

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222,126

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Director
- Hiromasa Nomura
Writers
- Matsutarô Kawaguchi(novel)
- Kôgo Noda
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Soundtracks
Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No.2, Moonlight: II
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played by Masami Morikawa

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5/10

Why Don't You Tell Me About It?

Kinuyo Tanaka has a child, which is a problem for her being a nurse. Her fellow nurses agree to cover up for her. It's also a problem for her budding romance with handsome young doctor Ken Uehara. He's the son of the hospital's manager who wants Uehara to marry a socially advantageous woman. None the less, Uehara and Miss Tanaka decide to run off for a while. She doesn't show up because she's tending to her sick child, which causes problems in both her professional and love lives. Eventually she decides to chuck it all and become a professional singer.

There are a lot of problems with the script, which sets the situation and advances the plot via large chunks of exposition. This is surprising because the novel it was based on was written by Matsutarô Kawaguchi, who directed films in the silent era, and the screenplay was by Kôgo Noda, who would spend the 1950s writing screenplay for Ozu. The large assortment of careers Miss Tanaka rivals RANDOM HARVEST for a character's course of life, and Uehara seems to change directions whenever it suits the plot.

That said, director Hiromasa Nomura handles the screenplay in as workmanlike a fashion as he can. It's just a pity he wasn't given something a lot more coherent.

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