'There is no end to words of farewell'
ビルマの竪琴 Biruma no tategoto [The Burmese Harp], 1956. Dir. 市川 崑 ICHIKAWA Kun. Starring 三國連太郎 MIKUNI Rentaro, YASUI Shoji. Nikkatsu.
I must admit, before settling down with this film, I was somewhat delighted to see the directors given name is the same character as my beloved 崑曲. Appropriate, then, for this film, or so I thought, what with the way it begins & how lovingly nostalgic the soundtrack is.
A beautiful, haunting film - I can't get too worked up about the fact that the director wasn't dealing with Japanese war crimes.
I started to cry when they showed the company after surrender with a pet monkey; it made me think of Papa's company in Luzon, and their pet/mascot "Jerome."
More later perhaps. Excellent, excellent film; the director did a color remake in the 80s, I think.
I must admit, before settling down with this film, I was somewhat delighted to see the directors given name is the same character as my beloved 崑曲. Appropriate, then, for this film, or so I thought, what with the way it begins & how lovingly nostalgic the soundtrack is.
A beautiful, haunting film - I can't get too worked up about the fact that the director wasn't dealing with Japanese war crimes.
I started to cry when they showed the company after surrender with a pet monkey; it made me think of Papa's company in Luzon, and their pet/mascot "Jerome."
More later perhaps. Excellent, excellent film; the director did a color remake in the 80s, I think.