Repast (film)
Repast (めし, Meshi) is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Setsuko Hara. It is based on a novel by Fumiko Hayashi.
| Meshi | |
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 Japanese theatrical release poster | |
| Japanese | 日本の悲劇 |
| Directed by | Mikio Naruse |
| Produced by | Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Written by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Fumio Hayasaka |
| Cinematography | Masao Tamai |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date | November 23, 1951[1] |
Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Michiyo has moved from Tokyo (where her father is a well-known professor) to settle down in Osaka with her salaryman husband. Her husband ignores her, and she is slowly worn down by domestic drudgery. Matters come to a head when her pretty niece comes to stay and the husband begins to flirt with her. Dissatisfied with his efforts to improve their household life, she returns to Tokyo for a time.
Cast
- Ken Uehara as Hatsunosuke Okamoto
- Setsuko Hara as Michiyo Okamoto
- Yukiko Shimazaki as Satoko Okamoto
- Yoko Sugi as Mitsuko Murata, Michiyo's sister-in-law
- Akiko Kazami as Seiko Tomiyasu
- Haruko Sugimura as Matsu Murata, Michiyo's mother
- Ranko Hanai as Koyoshi Dohya
- Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Kazuo Takenaka
- Keiju Kobayashi as Shinzo Murata, Michiyo's brother
- Akira Oizumi as Yoshitaro Taniguchi
- Ichiro Shimizu as Hatsunosuke's colleague
- Haruo Tanaka as Jihei Maruyama
- So Yamamura as Ryuichiro Okamoto
Production
Repast was the first of a series of six films directed by Naruse based on works by Fumiko Hayashi, "a novelist whose pessimistic outlook matched his own" (Alexander Jacoby).[2]
Awards
- Blue Ribbon Award for Best Film, Best Actress (Setsuko Hara), Best Supporting Actress (Haruko Sugimura) and Best Screenplay (Sumie Tanaka)[3]
- Mainichi Film Concours for Best Film, Best Actress (Setsuko Hara), Best Director (Mikio Naruse), Best Cinematography (Masao Tamai) and Best Sound Recording (Masao Fujiyoshi)[4]
References
- "Repast at the Japanese Movie Database" (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 268–273. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
- "2nd Blue Ribbon Awards" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "6th Mainichi Film Awards" (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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