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InJapan,MikioNaruseisregardedasacinematicmaster,alongsideKurosawa,MizoguchiandOzu. IntheUK,hisworkislargelyunknown. The CornerhousecinemainManchesterwillbescreeningthefollowingNarusefilmsinSeptember 2007.
1954; Cert. PG;1hr41mins;Subtitled>?
OneofNaruse'sgreatestworks,thisbleak,compelling,poignantportraitofaquartetofageinggeishasfocusesonKin. Retiredaftersuccessfulrealestatedeals,shecynicallylendsmoneyandadvicetotheothers. Thenanoldloverreappears... Thisisafrescoofconfinedlives,impeccablyactedbyaveryfineensemble.
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1955; Cert. 12A;2hrs3min;Subtitled>?
Naruse'sultimatemasterpieceopensinthebombedruinsofTokyoasYukikosearchesforTomioka,withwhomsheworkedduringthewar. Theyrenewtheiraffair,buthetellsYukikohecan'tleavehiswife... Thetwocharactersareinconstantmotion,butNaruseshootsthemwithtravellingshotssoimperceptiblethatallseemsfixed,immobile.
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1960; Cert. PG;1hr50mins;Subtitled>?
AnageingTokyohostesstrystomaintainherdignityamidthesleazeoftheGinzabardistrict. Thewidowremainsfaithfultothememoryofherhusband,andsupportshermother,brotherandhisson,evenasshedreamsofopeningherownbar. AssoofteninNaruse,theunstatedandunderstatedprovideasubliminalthrumofunease,withthefilmsplendidlyshotinScope,alldense,congestedinteriors.
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