Keisuke KINOSHITA 木下恵介
Spring Dreams
Nippon Retro ²
The wealthy OKUDAIRA family’s household goes topsy-turvy when a collapsed sweet potato vendor needs to be nursed in their living room. Set almost entirely in the family manor, this screwball comedy is a biting yet hopeful portrait of class society, painted in lush colors.
Sun., June 11, 2023, 18:00
Kino des DFF
With an introduction by Henrik DIELS
35mm, Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years
Classic Comedy Social issues
春の夢
Haru no yume
Japan 1960
103 minutes
Director
Keisuke KINOSHITA
Script
Keisuke KINOSHITA
Cinematography
Hiroshi KUSUDA
Music
Chuji KINOSHITA
World sales
Shochiku
Film print
Japan Foundation
Cast
Mariko OKADA, Yoshiko KUGA, Eitaro OZAWA, Shuji SANO, Chishu RYU
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)
