A 70-minute time capsule of pre-war Japan you've definitely never heard of.
9th directorial work by Yamamoto Satsuo.
Direction
Yamamoto's early humanist touch before his political turn.
Acting
Hideko Takamine already luminous at age nineteen.
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Yamamoto's final pre-war film before he was conscripted and sent to Manchuria, an experience that radicalized him.
The 'father' archetype here reflects the 1940 Family State ideology, though Yamamoto subtly undercuts it with the daughter's modern spirit.
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