UTAMARO AND HIS FIVE WOMEN in 35mm
[UTAMARO O MEGURU GONIN NO ONNA] [歌麿をめぐる五人の女]
Legendary 18th-century ukiyo-e printmaker Utamaro (Minosuke Bando) is the neutral center of a series of emotional intrigues among the five courtesans (including one played by Kinuyo Tanaka) who are his favorite models. A rare period film from the early Occupation, this fictionalized portrait provides obvious parallels with its director Kenji Mizoguchi — a painter in private life — as well as correlations to attitudes toward love and censorship. DIR Kenji Mizoguchi; SCR Yoshikata Yoda, from the novel by Kanji Kunieda; PROD Shochiku. Japan, 1946, b&w, 94 min. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 94 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 01, 2024
Genre: Drama
