Appassionata

Appassionata

Jo no mai
🎞️ Movie 129 min JP
โ˜… 6.9 /10 1984

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.

Cast

Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada
Sei Shimamura
Yûko Natori
Yûko Natori
Tsuya Shimamura
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Taio Nishiuchi
Kei Satô
Kei Satô
Shokei Takagi
Mieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
Chikiriya's owner
Kunihiko Mitamura
Kunihiko Mitamura
Tokuji Murakami
Yoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita
Kiyotsugu
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Asa
Aki Mizusawa
Aki Mizusawa
Shima Shimamura
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Yamakan
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Composer
Fujio Morita
Fujio Morita
Cinematographer

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序の舞(予告編)