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Sanka (film)
is a 1972 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the story ''Shunkinshō'' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. Plot A writer tracks down the graves of Shunkin Mozuya and Sasuke Nukui, and learns that an elderly woman visits them once or twice every year. He locates the woman, Teru, a former chambermaid of the Mozuyas, in a retirement home. Teru is reluctant at first, but after the writer hands her a book Sasuke had written on Shunkin's life and promises to pay her, she eventually tells him the story of Shunkin and Sasuke in a series of flashback sequences. Shunkin is the daughter of the wealthy Mozuya family living in Doshomachi, Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. .... At the early age of 9, she loses her eyesight, and dedicates her lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaneto Shindō
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include ''Children of Hiroshima'', ''The Naked Island'', '' Onibaba'', ''Kuroneko'' and ''A Last Note''. His screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai. His films of the first decade were often in a social realist vein, repeatedly depicting the fate of women, while since the seventies, portraits of artists became a speciality. Many of his films were autobiographical, beginning with his 1951 directorial debut ''Story of a Beloved Wife'', and, being born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he also made several films about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the effect of nuclear weapons. Shindo was one of the pioneers of independent film production in Japan, co-founding his own film company Kindai Eiga Kyōkai with director Yoshimura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |