Movies by Kinuyo Tanaka
Welcome to our dedicated selection of films directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. Here, you can explore a diverse range of works that highlight Kinuyo Tanaka’s unique vision, storytelling style, and contribution to the world of cinema. Whether you’re an avid fan or discovering Kinuyo tanaka’s filmography for the first time, this collection will guide you through critically acclaimed masterpieces, hidden gems, and influential titles that have shaped the director’s legacy.
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
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The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a feudal prince, also a Christian who is already married, and that creates problems. Further, when the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.
The Wandering Princess (1960)
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Pu Zhe the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family - all in the interest of the Japanese rulers which legitimizes the relationship between Japan and its Chinese puppet state. To the surprise of all a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops. It is put to the test when Japan loses the war, Manchukuo is dissolved and the imperial court must flee. The lovers now have to separate: Pu Zhe tries to escape to Japan with his brother while Ryuko flees with her daughter Eisei over the country. A film on the relationship between Pujie (1907-94) brother of the "
Forever a Woman (1955)
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Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
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Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships.
Love Letter (1953)
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A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.