Yūzō Kawashima — Playwright (11)
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Movie

Hungry Soul (1956)
飢える魂 IMDb TMDB
Yūzō Kawashima actor: Tatsuya Mihashi / Yōko Minamida …
other title: 飢える魂
Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
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Room for Rent (1959)
貸間あり IMDb Douban
川岛雄三 actor: 弗兰克堺 / 乙羽信子 …
other title: 貸間あり / Room for Let
When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
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Our Doctor, Our Chief (1952)
とんかつ大将 IMDb Douban
川岛雄三 actor: 更多...
other title: とんかつ大将 / 炸猪排大将 …
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
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Performance

幕末太阳传
幕末太陽傳 Douban
田中啓一 / 川島雄三 … genre: Musical
other title: 幕末太陽傳 director: 小柳奈穂子 actor: 早霧せいな / 咲妃みゆ / 望海風斗 / 永久輝せあ / 野々花ひまり
1957年に封切られた、鬼才・川島雄三監督の代表作である映画「幕末太陽傳」。「居残り佐平次」を中心に、「品川心中」、「三枚起請」、「お見立て」他の古典落語を組み合わせ、実在した品川の遊廓・相模屋を舞台に起こる様々な人間模様を軽妙なタッチで描いた、日本映画史に燦然と輝く名作です。 幕末の品川宿。一文無しのまま相模屋を訪れ、女郎おそめを揚げて大尽遊びに興じた佐平次は、翌朝飄々と居残りを決め込んでしまう。そして番頭まがいの仕事を始め、次々と起きる騒ぎを持前の度胸と機転で解決しては、お礼の金をちゃっかり貯めこんでいた。相模屋で攘夷の計画を練る高杉晋作らとも交友を深め、いつしか佐平次は、廓の人気者となるのだが…。生への活力が漲る中に憂いを漂わせる人情喜劇に、早霧せいなを中心とした雪組が挑みます。
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The Balloon (1956)
風船 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Yūzō Kawashima actor: Masayuki Mori / Tatsuya Mihashi …
other title: 风船 / 風船 …
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
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A Geisha's Diary (1961)
女は二度生まれる WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.2 10 ratings
川岛雄三 actor: 若尾文子 / 山村聪 …
other title: 女人二度出生 / 女は二度生まれる …
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
幕末太陽伝 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.9 47 ratings
川岛雄三 actor: 弗兰克堺 / 左幸子 …
other title: 막말태양전 / 幕末太陽傳 …
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.