Keisuke KINOSHITA 木下恵介
The River Fuefuki
Nippon Retro ²
The chronicle of a poor peasant family in 16th-century Japan: In an era of civil wars, Sozo and his brothers enter the service of the TAKEDA clan to escape poverty. THE RIVER FUEFUKI is an antithesis to the action-packed samurai films of its time. With its striking play of colors, this is one of Keisuke KINOSHITA’s most spectacular and formally daring works.
Guests:
Luk VAN HAUTE
Sun., June 11, 2023, 20:30
Kino des DFF
With an introduction by Luk VAN HAUTE
35mm, Original with English subtitles
FSK 12
Classic Drama Historical
笛吹川
Fuefukigawa
Japan 1960
117 minutes
Director
Keisuke KINOSHITA
Script
Keisuke KINOSHITA based on a novel by Shichiro FUKAZAWA
Cinematography
Hiroshi KUSUDA
Music
Chuji KINOSHITA
World sales
Shochiku
Film print
Japan Foundation
Cast
Takahiro TAMURA, Hideko TAKAMINE, Somegoro ICHIKAWA VI, Mannosuke NAKAMURA, Shinji TANAKA
About Keisuke KINOSHITA
木下恵介
Keisuke KINOSHITA (1912–1998) is considered one of the most important Japanese directors. Starting in 1943, he made popular dramas, comedies, romances, ghost stories and noir films for Studio Shochiku, finding strong images even within conventions. After ARMY (1944), he was not allowed to work until the end of World War II. From 1945 on, the tension between the past and the hope for a new beginning was his central theme. The suffering, responsibility, and moral challenge of the individual are at the heart of many of his dramas. KINOSHITA’s rejection of feudal, militaristic Japan is clearly visible. With CARMEN COMES HOME (1951), he brought the first Japanese color film to the cinema, a summer comedy with serious overtones. KINOSHITA, who also repeatedly addressed the contrast between country and city, is considered the central humanist of post-war Japanese cinema. His sensitively-portrayed characters and their fates continue to touch audiences today.
In cooperation with Japan Foundation Tokyo and Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
