Eburiman-Shi no Yuga na Seikatsu
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
(c)1963 Toho Co., Ltd.
(c)1963 Toho Co., Ltd.
- Release Date
- November, 16th, 1963
- Running Time
- 102 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Monochrome
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Cinema Scope (1:2.35)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- KOBAYASHI Keiju ── EBURI Man
- ARATAMA Michiyo ── Natsuko, his wife
- YANAI Shigeru ── Shosuke, his son
[ Staff ]
- IDE Toshiro ── Screenplay
- MURAI Hiroshi ── Photography
- SATO Masaru ── Music
- HAMAGAMI Hyoe ── Art Direction
[ Production Company ]
TOHO
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Story ]
Unremarkable office worker Eburi Man – a play on the English word "everyman" – makes an inebriated promise to a pair of editors to write them a serial novel that will attract a huge readership. The film comically portrays his process as he mines his life for novel-worthy material. In addition to portraying the fatigue and homogeneity of postwar Japanese society, Okamoto also provides moments of pointed criticism, such as a scene in which, at a party held to celebrate his literary success, Eburi bares his anger toward the politicians responsible for plunging his nation into war. The film was also notable for its short-animated sequences penned by famed cartoonist YANAGIHARA Ryohei, a rarity within films of the time.
Written by MIYAMOTO Noriaki
Translated by Adam Sutherland
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