Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread
Jul 7, 2018 4:44:04 GMT
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jul 7, 2018 4:44:04 GMT
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Tadashi Imai was one of Japan's most prolific, interesting and controversial of 20th-century film directors. He infused staunch left-wing political views into almost all his films, which are diverse from period classics, war, and topical contemporary social drama. A master of his craft Imai successfully succeeded in combining masterful art with topical social criticism, producing outstanding thought provoking drama of exceptional quality.
During the decade 1950-60 Imai took out the prestigious The Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year five times and at the esteemed Blue Ribbon Awards he won Best Film and Best Director also on five occasions.
Himeyuri no Tô (1953)
A stark tale, an outstanding historical World War 2 based drama, a dedication inspired by true events. Tadashi Imai's exceptional film closely follows the plight of a large group of young female students the, "Lily Princesses Student Corps". and their teachers. These faithful civilians were recruited onto the front-lines, forming nursing units totally ill-equipped for the gruelling 3 month Battle of Okinawa. The hardships faced by these young women in a fearful and oppressive battle front atmosphere is sensitively portrayed, it is a truly heartbreaking human tragedy. The folly of war is explicit, the enemy are shown as merciless indiscriminate aggressors, equally the Japanese authority is implicit, challenged & continually brought into question. This is an incredibly powerful anti-war film, raw & gritty, Imai's creative multi layered filmmaking portrays scenes of harrowing, devastating, intense action, tempered occasionally with his masterful images of sublime beauty...
The Himeyuri Monument was built on April 7 1946 at Itoman City Okinawa, Dedicated to the memory of those students and teachers who died, it is a sombre reminder of the stupidity, the recklessness of war...
Tadashi Imai was one of Japan's most prolific, interesting and controversial of 20th-century film directors. He infused staunch left-wing political views into almost all his films, which are diverse from period classics, war, and topical contemporary social drama. A master of his craft Imai successfully succeeded in combining masterful art with topical social criticism, producing outstanding thought provoking drama of exceptional quality.
During the decade 1950-60 Imai took out the prestigious The Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year five times and at the esteemed Blue Ribbon Awards he won Best Film and Best Director also on five occasions.
Himeyuri no Tô (1953)
A stark tale, an outstanding historical World War 2 based drama, a dedication inspired by true events. Tadashi Imai's exceptional film closely follows the plight of a large group of young female students the, "Lily Princesses Student Corps". and their teachers. These faithful civilians were recruited onto the front-lines, forming nursing units totally ill-equipped for the gruelling 3 month Battle of Okinawa. The hardships faced by these young women in a fearful and oppressive battle front atmosphere is sensitively portrayed, it is a truly heartbreaking human tragedy. The folly of war is explicit, the enemy are shown as merciless indiscriminate aggressors, equally the Japanese authority is implicit, challenged & continually brought into question. This is an incredibly powerful anti-war film, raw & gritty, Imai's creative multi layered filmmaking portrays scenes of harrowing, devastating, intense action, tempered occasionally with his masterful images of sublime beauty...
The Himeyuri Monument was built on April 7 1946 at Itoman City Okinawa, Dedicated to the memory of those students and teachers who died, it is a sombre reminder of the stupidity, the recklessness of war...