Sachi HAMANO 浜野佐知
Kaneko Fumiko
金子文子 何が私をこうさせたか
Nippon Visions ½
The 1923 Kanto earthquake sparks fears of a Korean uprising in Japan. Many anti-colonial and leftist activists are arrested, including Fumiko and her partner Yeol. Accused of a plot to assassinate the Crown Prince, they are sentenced to death, later reduced to life in prison. Sachi HAMANO’s film depicts a woman’s dramatic struggle against oppression.
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121 minutes
World sales
Tantansha
Cast
NAHANA, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Masaki MIURA, Yoriko DOGUCHI, Kazuko SHIRAKAWA
About Sachi HAMANO
浜野佐知
Sachi HAMANO, born in Tokushima Prefecture in 1948, studied at the Tokyo College of Photography and began working as an assistant director in 1968. She established herself as one of the few female directors in the pink film genre in the 1970s. Since her directorial debut JUNANA SAI SUKI SUKI ZOKU (1971), she has directed and produced over 300 films exploring sexuality from a female perspective. In 1985, she founded the production company Tantansha. She has received multiple awards for films such as MIDORI (1998) and LILY FESTIVAL (2001). Her autobiography “When a Woman Makes a Film” was published in 2005.