Entotsu no Mieru Basho
Where Chimneys Are Seen
(c)KOKUSAI HOEI
(c)KOKUSAI HOEI
- Release Date
- March, 5th, 1953
- Running Time
- 108 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Monochrome
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Standard (1:1.37)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- UEHARA Ken ── OGATA Ryukichi
- TANAKA Kinuyo ── OGATA Hiroko
- AKUTAGAWA Hiroshi ── KUBO Kenzo
[ Staff ]
- OGUNI Hideo ── Screenplay
- SHIINA Rinzo ── From a novel by
- MIURA Mitsuo ── Cinematography
- AKUTAGAWA Yasushi ── Music
- SHIMOGAWARA Tomoo ── Art Director
[ Production Company ]
SHINTOHO, Studio Eight Pro
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FILMS
[ Story ]
An adaptation of a short story by SHIINA Rinzo. When a middle-aged couple living in the lower-class outskirts of Tokyo find an abandoned child, it ends up sparking a conflict that engulfs the young boarders living above them. The film takes its name from the so-called "ghost chimneys" of a once famous power station in Kitasenju, which appeared to number anywhere between one and four depending on from which angle they were viewed. Offering a vivid portrayal of the absurdities of human existence through the lens of ordinary people's nondescript lives, Gosho's film captures with humor the joys and sorrows of the lower classes in the period prior to Japan's "economic miracle." It was shown in competition at the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin.
Written by TAMADA Kenta
Reference: National Film Archive of Japan screening program
Translated by Adam Sutherland
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
1953 Berlin International Film Festival, Competition, Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin
[ Contact (International) ]
TOHO Global Inc.
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Rep: UEDA Koji
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