Kashima ari
A Room for Rent
(c)1959 Takarazuka Eiga Co., Ltd.
(c)1959 Takarazuka Eiga Co., Ltd.
- Release Date
- June, 2nd, 1959
- Running Time
- 112 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Monochrome
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Cinema Scope (1:2.35)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- Frankie SAKAI ── YODA Goro
- AWASHIMA Chikage ── TSUYAMA Yumiko
- KATSURA Kokinji ── TANI Yokichi
[ Staff ]
- KAWASHIMA Yuzo ── Screenplay
- IBUSE Masuji ── Based on a novel by
- FUJIMOTO Giichi ── Screenplay
- OKAZAKI Kozo ── Photography
- MANABE Riichiro ── Music
- KOJIMA Motoji ── Art Direction
[ Production Company ]
Takarazuka Eiga
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Story ]
A quick-moving yarn that follows the exploits of a zany cast of characters living in an old Osaka boarding house. The film's unique stylings are said to have angered IBUSE Masuji, the author of the novel it was originally based on; Kawashima, meanwhile, remained fond of the work, which he described as a "cry" aimed at highlighting the sorrow of all those forced to live in a state of vulgarity. Something of Kawashima's own philosophy is reflected in protagonist Goro (Frankie SAKAI), a self-described "good-for-nothing oddball" who runs away at the end of the film, injecting a somber air into this otherwise whimsical ensemble drama.
Taken from text originally written for National Film Archive of Japan screening program
Rearranged by KU Mina
Translated by Adam Sutherland
[ Contact (International) ]
TOHO Global Inc.
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Rep: UEDA Koji
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