Apr – May 2022 Film Calendar

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Forever a Woman with The Moon Has Risen

Wed, Apr 20 | 7:30pm | TMT

Forever a Woman

Adapted from the autobiography of poet Fumiko Nakajo by frequent Naruse collabora- tor Sumie Tanaka, this pitch-perfect namida chodai (“tearjerker”) is an unsentimental portrait of a woman’s life as she must contend with a mastectomy, divorce, single motherhood to two children, and developing independence in rural Hokkaido. One of the director’s most celebrated films, Forever a Woman is rich with intriguing compositions and shadowplay, adding lyricism to this powerful ode to life.

DIRECTOR: Kinuyo Tanaka.

WRITTEN BY: Sumie Tanaka.

STORY BY: Fumiko Nakajo.

CAST: Yumeji Tsukioka, Ryoji Hayama, Junkichi Orimoto, Hiroko Kawasaki.

1955. 106 min. Japan. B&W. Japanese. DCP.

Restored in 4K by the Nikkatsu Corporation.

The Moon Has Risen

Yasujirô Ozu, for whom Tanaka acted in 10 films, co-wrote the screenplay for this charming and contemplative family drama set in the sleepy city of Nara where three adult sisters share a home with their father (Ozu icon Chishû Ryû). Youngest daughter Setsuko (Mie Kitahara from Crazed Fruit ) decides to be a secret matchmaker for her widowed eldest sister (Hisako Yamane) but finds herself in a romantic bind as well. Look out for Tanaka cameoing as a beleaguered servant.

DIRECTOR: Kinuyo Tanaka.

WRITTEN BY: Yasujirô Ozu, Ryosuke Saito

CAST: Chishû Ryû, Yôko Sugi, Mie Kitahara.

1955. 102 min. Japan. B&W. Japanese. DCP.

Restored in 4K by the Nikkatsu Corporation.

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