Based on a novel by Mishima Yukio, The School of Flesh (1965) tells the story of a beautiful designer descended from nobility (Kishida Kyōko), who breaks away from an unhappy marriage after the war to greedily pursue a wild and pure love. Kinoshita Ryō directs this sophisticated tale of romantic intrigue in high style.

Following three glamorous 39-year-old single women in similar circumstances as they enthusiastically discuss each other’s affairs and evaluate men, the novel refreshingly depicts the heroine’s nobility against the backdrop of a subtle psychology of love and the shifting social classes of the era.

First serialized in the magazine Mademoiselle from January to December 1963, it was published as a single volume by Shueisha in February, 1964. Translations have been published in France and China, among other countries. Mishima’s novel has also been adapted as L’école de la chair (1998), directed by Benoît Jacquot and starring Isabelle Huppert.

Nikutai.no,gakko.1965.1080p.AVC.AAC.JPTVclub-mN.mkv

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Tokyo Fujimi Zoo (based on the real-life Ueno Zoo) is home to two beloved Indian elephants. Sakura, the zoo’s female elephant, gives birth to a daughter. Elephant caretaker Shota Tanabe (Tetsuya Takeda) names her Hanako. Shortly afterwards, Shota’s wife Setsuko (Midori Hagio) gives birth to a son. As Hanako grows, she quickly becomes a favorite of the local schoolchildren, including Shota’s son. But their happiness does not last, as the arrival of the Pacific War brings hardship and rationing in its wake. The situation reaches a breaking point when the military orders the euthanasia of animals in zoos across Japan, including Fujimi’s prized elephants. Shota is devastated by this news. Determined to save what he can, Shota convinces Major Keiji Okamoto (Toshiyuki Nagashima), a former classmate, to commence an operation to secretly evacuate Hanako by train.

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In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota’s wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.

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many thanks to @Evan for this copy

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