Scandal (1950)
Shûbun (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 44min
- Drama
- 17 Jul 1964 (USA)
- Movie
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| Toshirô Mifune | ... |
Ichirô Aoye
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| Shirley Yamaguchi | ... |
Miyako Saijo
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| Yôko Katsuragi | ... |
Masako Hiruta
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| Noriko Sengoku | ... |
Sumie
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| Eitarô Ozawa | ... |
Hori
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
Otokichi Hiruta
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| Shin'ichi Himori | ... |
Editor Asai
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Ichirô Shimizu | ... |
Arai
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| Fumiko Okamura | ... |
Miyako's mother
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| Masao Shimizu | ... |
Judge
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| Tanie Kitabayashi | ... |
Yasu Hiruta
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| Sugisaku Aoyama | ... |
Dr. Kataoka
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| Kokuten Kôdô | ... |
Old Man A
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| Kichijirô Ueda | ... |
Old Man B
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| Bokuzen Hidari | ... |
Drunk
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| Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
Aoye's friend
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| Junji Masuda | ... |
News Reporter
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| Minoru Chiaki |
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Yasuko Gotô |
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| Takashi Kanda |
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| Kôji Mitsui | ... |
Cameraman A
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Directed by
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
Written by
| Ryûzô Kikushima | ... | (written by) |
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Takashi Koide | ... | producer |
| Sôjirô Motoki | ... | planning producer |
Music by
| Fumio Hayasaka | ||
Cinematography by
| Toshio Ubukata | ||
Editorial Department
| Yoshi Sugihara | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Costume Design by
| Bunjiro Suzuki | ||
Makeup Department
| Toku Sakuma | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Teruo Hagiyama | ... | chief assistant director |
| Keizaburô Kobayashi | ... | assistant director |
| Yasu Nakahira | ... | assistant director |
| Yoshiho Nihonmatsu | ... | assistant director |
| Yoshitarô Nomura | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Saburô Ômura | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Keiji Kawakami | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kazuzo Kajimoto | ... | still photographer |
| Masao Katô | ... | lighting technician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Hideo Morishita | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Kametaro Kamida | ... | processing |
| Takamasa Kobayashi | ... | equipment |
| Fushitaro Moriya | ... | display |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1950) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Films of America (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- EMC (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1984) (Finland) (tv)
- Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) (1979) (France) (theatrical)
- Eureka Video (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Filmax (2007) (Spain) (DVD) (subtitled version)
- The Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD) (as Eclipse from the Criterion Collection)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- WOWOW (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- A Contracorriente Films (2014) (Spain) (DVD) (subtitled version)
- Alive (1996) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- A Contracorriente Films (2021) (Spain) (theatrical) (technical release) (subtitled version)
- Entertainment Marketing (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Famous singer Miyako Saijo, who is publicity shy, and motorbiking artist Ichirô Aoye, who has minor celebrity, meet by chance in Kappazawa while Ichirô is on a painting expedition, and Miyako is on a retreat. As she has missed her bus to Kaminoyu and as Ichirô is heading there anyway, he offers her a ride to the resort where both of them are staying and which is largely empty as it is the off season. As he visits her in her room solely as a measure of friendship and camaraderie, they are unaware that a paparazzo working for scandal sheet Amour has taken a photograph of the two of them together on her balcony. Hori, Amour's publisher, decides to print the photograph along with an accompanying salacious story on what could have happened based on the photograph, but which is a total fabrication. Hori has done such before with other celebrities, never having been sued as he believes his subjects either like the publicity or are too busy or scared to take action. A libel suit he feels will only increase circulation. He is nonetheless surprised when Ichirô does sue, Ichirô's action regardless of what Miyako decides. Ichirô decides to hire as his lawyer Otokichi Hiruta, despite Hiruta coming across as an ambulance chaser and shyster. Ichirô makes this hiring decision after meeting Hiruta's bedridden daughter, Miyako, who suffers from tuberculosis and whose inherent goodness Ichirô believes cannot have come out of anywhere but her parents. The resulting case not only becomes about Ichirô and Miyako's rights and their belief that justice will and should prevail, but also about Hiruta whose person and soul will have to face the consequences of his own actions. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The story for the film was inspired by real events from Japanese tabloids writing things about celebrities; specifically a famous actress. Akira Kurosawa wrote about the nameless actress in his autobiography, saying "I reacted as if the thing had been said about me" describing the tabloid as using a "weapon of publicity" against someone. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Shôchiku eiga sanjû-nen: Omoide no album (1950). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Jingle Bells See more » |
| Quotes |
Otokichi Hiruta:
Even scoundrels know the law. It's a danger... a real danger. See more » |