Keisuke KINOSHITA

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Keisuke KINOSHITA


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.

ニッポン・コネクション上映作品

野菊の如き君なりき, 日本 1955 (監督) NC23
カルメン故郷に帰る, 日本 1951 (監督) NC23
春の夢, 日本 1960 (脚本) NC23
野菊の如き君なりき, 日本 1955 (脚本) NC23
カルメン故郷に帰る, 日本 1951 (脚本) NC23
風花, 日本 1959 (監督) NC23
カルメン純情す, 日本 1952 (監督) NC23
風花, 日本 1959 (脚本) NC23
カルメン純情す, 日本 1952 (脚本) NC23
笛吹川, 日本 1960 (監督) NC23
二十四の瞳, 日本 1954 (監督) NC23, NC00
陸軍, 日本 1944 (監督) NC23
笛吹川, 日本 1960 (脚本) NC23
二十四の瞳, 日本 1954 (脚本) NC23, NC00
大曾根家の朝, 日本 1946 (監督) NC23
春の夢, 日本 1960 (監督) NC23
楢山節考, 日本 1958 (監督) NC21
楢山節考, 日本 1958 (脚本) NC21
恋文, 日本 1953 (脚本) NC21
新釈四谷怪談 (前篇/後篇), 日本 1949 (監督) NC16