A 150-minute love letter from one Japanese master to another — bring tissues and film school energy.
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Direction
Shindō crafts tribute as art, not hagiography.
Production
39 interviews woven into intimate oral history.
Acting
Legends like Machiko Kyō remember with raw emotion.
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shindō was Mizoguchi's assistant director on 'The 47 Ronin' and nearly bankrupted himself financing this documentary when no studio would back it.
Released during the 1970s Japanese documentary boom, this influenced how Asian cinema history would be preserved — think of it as the Criterion Collection's spiritual ancestor.
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