FILM
La Tôei |
Written 30 January |
Tuesday 26 January, 17:00Maison de la culture du Japon � Paris, 75015 [map]La Tôei
Tôei was the youngest of the six major Japanese cinema studios. However in less than ten years it became an empire rivalling that of Hollywood under the guidance of Hiroshi Ôkawa who took a gamble in re-launching jidaigeki (samurai films), a genre which had fallen practically into obsolescence since it was banned; ts attributes being that of unbridled loyalty to master, code of honour, and sword combats.
The success is based on post war heroes - Chiezô Kataoka, Utaemon Ichikawa, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Ryûtarô Ôtomo – and new stars of the genre – Kinnosuke Nakamura, and Hashizô Ôkawa. The latter also created a new genre, yakuzas films, of whose originality is in his carrying over the codes of jidaigeki into modern society. See the website for a full programme of films shown during this film retrospective.
The Conspirator
「反逆児」
A film by Daisuke Itô / 1961 / 117’ / (French subtitles) / Colour
with Kinnosuke Nakamura, Kaneko Iwasaki, Haruko Sugimura, Shûji Sano, Hiroko Sakuramachi
Japan, 1579, during the civil war between Shingen Takeda and Nobunaga Oda, the third son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, Nobuyasu, becomes a victim of his mother’s political intrigues.
Story of Pure Love
「純愛物語」
A film by Tadashi Imai / 1957 / 133’ / (French subtitles)
with Ebara Shinjirô, Nakahara Hitomi, Okada Eiji, Kimura Isao
Kantarô and Mitsuko are part of a juvenile delinquent group in Japan in the middle of the fifties. They are arrested for theft and sent to reform school. Whilst Kantarô tries to escape to find Mitsuko, the latter endures the prison life to the detriment of his health. The doctor quickly realises that Mitsuko has been affected by the bombing of Hiroshima.
| What: | La Tôei |
| When: | Tuesday 26 January, 17:00 |
| Where: | Maison de la culture du Japon � Paris, 101 bis, quai Branly 75015 [map] |
| Transport: | Bir-Hakeim / Champ de Mars RER |
| Cost: | 3-4EUR |
| Phone: | 01 44 37 95 01 |
| Email: | info@mcjp.asso.fr |
| Web: | www.mcjp.asso.fr |
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