Made in 1936. The eldest son of Edo Kitamachi Magistrate Toyama Kinzaemon, Kinshiro, is the heir to the Toyama family, but after he thought that Shinnosuke, his stepmother, Fusae’s son, would succeed in his place, he left home, became acquainted with the yakuza and got into trouble. Even though his father, Kinzaemon, seemingly disregarded Kinshiro, he was concerned about him every day. His stepmother was also worried. One night, the couple go separately to find out about Kinshiro.

1936 Cherry Time in Edo - Ryohei Arai HDTV 1080i.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 21 min
Size: 	1.90 GiB
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Directed by Arai Ryohei (荒井良平) even though IMDb says it was directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

https://nitro.download/view/58DAA7C572D289A/1936_Cherry_Time_in_Edo_-_Ryohei_Arai_HDTV_1080i.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/3516F8055163ADD/1936_Cherry_Time_in_Edo_-_Ryohei_Arai_HDTV_1080i_v2.srt

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:Japanese, English

The post Ryohei Arai – Hana no haru toyamazakura AKA Cherry Time in Edo (1936) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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A bit like The Downfall of Osen (Orizuru Osen, 1935), this film centers on a woman who’s a cat’s paw for a gang involved in shady dealings. Okichi, played by Yamada Isuzu, is pulling scams for the sake of her lover. But she falls out with the gang and takes pity on one of the young men whom she victimizes.

I can’t comment on the film after only one viewing, and the fact that Mizoguchi is credited after Takashima suggests that he may have had little input. Still, it’s another tale of a woman who sacrifices herself for more or less unworthy men. Miss Okichi also has some typically Mizoguchian scenes that dwell on chiaroscuro melancholy. Much of the film takes place at night, and this strategy reinforces the somber atmosphere. There are some remarkably opaque long shots and one moment that includes Okichi turning toward the camera in a sort of plaintive challenge.

Miss.Okichi.1935.VHSRip.FLAC.x264-KG.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 4 min
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https://nitro.download/view/ACF62E0A5E0CA64/Miss.Okichi.1935.VHSRip.FLAC.x264-KG.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/ECBBA1C6A203FEB/OJO_OKICHI_-_eng_02.srt

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Kenji Mizoguchi & Tatsunosuke Takashima – Ojo Okichi AKA Miss Okichi (1935) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

David Bordwell wrote:
A bit like The Downfall of Osen (Orizuru Osen, 1935), this film centers on a woman who’s a cat’s paw for a gang involved in shady dealings. Okichi, played by Yamada Isuzu, is pulling scams for the sake of her lover. But she falls out with the gang and takes pity on one of the young men whom she victimizes.

I can’t comment on the film after only one viewing, and the fact that Mizoguchi is credited after Takashima suggests that he may have had little input. Still, it’s another tale of a woman who sacrifices herself for more or less unworthy men. Miss Okichi also has some typically Mizoguchian scenes that dwell on chiaroscuro melancholy. Much of the film takes place at night, and this strategy reinforces the somber atmosphere. There are some remarkably opaque long shots and one moment that includes Okichi turning toward the camera in a sort of plaintive challenge.

DVD Source: disc
DVD Format: PAL 25 fps
DVD Audio: Mono
Program: Program used to rip the DVD / Unknown
Menus: one
Video: Untouched
Audio: Untouched
DVD extras: none

https://nitro.download/view/406174DFAD2091D/OJO-OKICHI.rar

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:none

The post Kenji Mizoguchi & Tatsunosuke Takashima – Ojo Okichi AKA Miss Okichi (1935) first appeared on Cinema of the World.