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Original title

Eiga joyû

Year

1987

Running time

130 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Screenwriter

Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Kaneto Shindô

Cast

Music

Kensaku Tanikawa

Cinematography

Yukio Isohata

Producer

Toho

Genre

Drama | Biography

Synopsis

The Japanese actress and film director Kinuyo Tanaka had a career as significant to that country's movie industry as Lillian Gish's was in the U.S. -- it spanned the early days of silent movies and continued well into the 1970s. This biographical drama covers her career up to the point when she is working on The Life of Oharu (1952) with director Kenji Mizoguchi. In addition to reviewing the great actress's professional life, the movie provides a brief tutorial in the history of Japanese cinema. In real life, she continued to be a potent presence both in front of and behind the camera until her death in 1977, winning an award at the Berlin Film Festival for her acting work in Sandakan.

Awards: 1988: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Art Direction. 7 nominations

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Actress

1987

Kon Ichikawa