Kenji Mizoguchi'sThe Life of Oharu 西鶴一代女 Saikaku ichidai onna1952

 

1952	The Life of Oharu	西鶴一代女	Saikaku ichidai onna

Just announced! Kenji Mizoguchi's THE LIFE OF OHARU (1952).

Set in feudal Japan, THE LIFE OF OHARU is Mizoguchi’s harsh indictment of exploitative men and a system that victimizes women. Kinuyo Tanaka demonstrates extraordinary tour-de-force acting in her role as a woman at various stages of her life who is continuously affected by men around her. A testimony to the supreme craftsmanship of Japanese filmmaking, the film is based on Saikaku Ihara’s novel "Koshoku Ichidai Onna." Donald Richie wrote that the film takes “a more serious view of the decline and fall of the heroine—from court lady to common whore. Yoshikata Yoda’s script, Tanaka’s performance as Oharu, Hiroshi Mizutani’s art direction and Ichiro Saito’s score—using Japanese instruments—help make this one of Mizoguchi’s most elegantly beautiful films.”

Screening in 35mm on 4/18 as part of "John & Miyoko Davey Classics": japansoc.org/Oharu

剛剛宣布！溝口健二的《小春的生活》（1952 年）。 《阿春的生活》以封建時代的日本為背景，嚴厲譴責了男性的剝削以及壓迫女性的體制。田中絹代在劇中飾演一位處於人生各個階段、不斷受到周遭男人影響的女性，展現了非凡的演技。本片改編自井原西鶴的小說《古色一代女》，是日本電影製作高超技藝的體現。唐納德里奇寫道，這部電影「以更嚴肅的視角看待女主角的衰落和墮落——從宮廷女官淪為妓女。依田義方的劇本、田中飾演的阿春、水穀宏司的藝術指導和齋藤一郎使用日本樂器創作的配樂，使這部電影成為溝健二最優雅美麗的電影之一。」 將於 4 月 18 日以 35 毫米膠片形式放映，作為“John & Miyoko Davey Classics”的一部分：japansoc.org/Oharu

Bridge of Japan		Nihonbashi	Lost film
The Morning Sun Shines	朝日は輝く	Asahi wa kagayaku	Co-direction, few minutes preserved
Tokyo March	東京行進曲	Tōkyō kōshinkyoku	Few minutes preserved
Metropolitan Symphony		Tokai kokyōkyoku	Lost film
1930	Hometown		Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato
	Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner	唐人お吉	Tōjin Okichi	Few minutes preserved
1931	And Yet They Go On		Shikamo karera wa yuku	Lost film
1932	The Man of the Moment		Toki no ujigami	Lost film
	The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia		Manmō kenkoku no reimei	Lost film
1933	The Water Magician	滝の白糸	Taki no shiraito
	Gion Festival		Gion matsuri	Lost film
1934	The Jinpu Group		Jimpūren	Lost film
	The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate	愛憎峠	Aizō tōge	Lost film
1935	The Downfall of Osen	折鶴お千	Orizuru Osen

Sound films

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Year	English title	Japanese title	Romanized title	Notes
1935	Oyuki the Virgin	マリヤのお雪	Mariya no Oyuki
	The Poppy		Gubijinsō
1936	Osaka Elegy	浪華悲歌	Naniwa erejī
	Sisters of the Gion	残菊物語	Gion no kyōdai
1937	The Straits of Love and Hate	愛怨峡	Aien kyō
1938	Song of the Camp		Roei no uta
1939	The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums	残菊物語	Zangiku monogatari
1939	A Woman of Osaka		Naniwa onna	Lost film
1941	The Life of an Actor		Geidō Ichidai Otoko
	The 47 Ronin Part 1	元禄 忠臣蔵	Genroku chūshingura
1942	The 47 Ronin Part 2
1944	Three Generations of Danjuro		Danjurō sandai
	Miyamoto Musashi	宮本武蔵	Miyamoto Musashi
1945	The Famous Sword	名刀美女丸	Meitō Bijomaru
	Victory Song		Hisshōka	Co-direction with Masahiro Makino and Hiroshi Shimizu
1946	Victory of Women	女性の勝利	Josei no shōri
	Utamaro and His Five Women	歌麿をめぐる五人の女	Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna
1947	The Love of Sumako the Actress	女優須磨子の恋	Joyū Sumako no koi
1948	Women of the Night	夜の女たち	Yoru no onnatachi
1949	Flame of My Love	わが恋は燃えぬ	Waga koi wa moenu
1950	Portrait of Madame Yuki	雪夫人絵図	Yuki fujin ezu
1951	Miss Oyu	お遊さま	Oyū-sama
	The Lady of Musashino	武蔵野夫人	Musashino fujin
1952	The Life of Oharu	西鶴一代女	Saikaku ichidai onna
1953	Ugetsu	雨月物語	Ugetsu monogatari
	A Geisha	祇園囃子	Gion bayashi
1954	Sansho the Bailiff	山椒大夫	Sanshō dayū
	The Woman in the Rumor	噂の女	Uwasa no onna
	The Crucified Lovers	近松物語	Chikamatsu monogatari
1955	Princess Yang Kwei Fei	楊貴妃	Yōkihi
	Tales of the Taira Clan	新・平家物語	Shin heike monogatari
1956	Street of Shame	赤線地帯	Akasen chitai