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Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown

1930 · 107 min

A gentle, old-fashioned melodrama of music and longing, unfolding slowly with earnest sentiment and a wistful, romantic air.

Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Genres
Drama, Romance, Music
Starring
Yoshie Fujiwara, Isamu Kosugi, Shizue Natsukawa
Overview
While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.

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Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Genres
Drama, Romance, Music
Starring
Yoshie Fujiwara, Isamu Kosugi, Shizue Natsukawa
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • ambition
  • love
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • sea
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, music
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by
Masashi Kobayashi, Bin Kisaragi, Shuichi Hatamoto
Starring
Yoshie Fujiwara, Isamu Kosugi, Shizue Natsukawa, Fujiko Hamaguchi, Heitaro Doi, Kōju Murata, Kunio Tamura, Takako Irie
Music
Toyoaki Tanaka
Cinematography
Tatsuyuki Yokota
Runtime
107 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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