Akitsu onsen (1962)

Réalisateur:

Yoshishige Yoshida

Writers:

Shinya Fujiwara (novel)
Yoshishige Yoshida (writer)

Release Date:

15 juin 1962 (Japan)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

2 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

One of the Best Japanese Films of the 1960's

Ensemble

Mariko Okada	...	Shinko
Hiroyuki Nagato	...	Shusaku Kawamoto
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Sumiko Hidaka	...	Otami
Asao Koike	...	Osaki
Shigeru Kôyama	...	Tsuda
Kojiro Kusanagi	...	Army
Akira Nagoya	...	Shimamura
Masako Nakamura	...	Harue
Fukuko Sayo	...	Osumi
Tsutomu Shimomoto	...	Army Doctor
Toyoko Takahashi	...	Geisha
Eijirô Tono	...	Priest
Taiji Tonoyama	...	Rokusuke
Imari Tsuji	...	Woman in Okayama
Jukichi Uno	...	Kenkichi Matsumiya
Sô Yamamura	...	Mikami
Teruo Yoshida	...	News reporter
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mari Yoshimura	...	Yoko

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Akitsu Springs
An Affair at Akitsu
Source thermale d'Akitsu, La (France) [fr]

Durée:

113 min

Pays:

Japan

Langue:

Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Mono

Company:

Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo

Anecdotes:

Yoshishige Yoshida's first collaboration with his future wife, legendary Japanese actress 'Mariko Okada' .

One of the Best Japanese Films of the 1960's

Featuring one of Japan's finest actresses, Mariko Okada, "Akitsu Onsen" is one of the most essential Japanese films of the 1960's.

Joining post-war background, devotion, loneliness and passion, Yoshishige Yoshida creates a remarkably beautiful and lyric film - relying only on the two main characters relations.

Okada, who had already worked with one of the greatest Film Directors in History, Yajusiro Ozu, handles the part with exceptionable beauty and charm.

While Hiroyuki Nagato's performance solid, it has not enough depth for us to take real interest in him - it serves only as a background for Mariko Okada to shine and show her incredible charm, innocence and acting skills.

As most Asian Directors, Yoshida has a sharp eye for framing, and this comes across in every second. Every shot and plane is perfectly balanced, giving the film a beautiful look. Seldom have I seen better framing in a Film. The Japanese once again demonstrate their extreme talent with Film composition and aesthetics. Contrary to what many think, Kurosawa is not the only Japanese director with such talent.

In the end, Mariko Okada and Yoshishige Yoshida (wife and husband) are one of the most defining Director-Actress couples in Film History (along with Yimou Zhang/Gong Li and Ingmar Bergman/Liv Ullman).

I had the honor to meet both Yoshida and Okada at the 27th São Paulo International Film Festival in 2003, and they proved two be two exceptionally humble and pleasant people.

I demand a Criterion Collection DVD right now. Not only of "Akitsu Onsen" but of all Yoshida and Okada films.

Don't miss this one.