Portrait of Chieko
| Portrait of Chieko | |
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| Directed by | Noboru Nakamura |
| Written by | Noboru Nakamura Kōtarō Takamura |
| Starring | Shima Iwashita |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Takemura |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Portrait of Chieko (智恵子抄, Chieko-shō) is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura. It bases on a collection of poems written by Japanese poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura, which reminisces about his wife Chieko. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2]
Cast
- Shima Iwashita as Chieko Takamura
- Tetsurō Tanba as Kōtarō Takamura
- Jin Nakayama as Toyochika Takamura
- Yōko Minamida as Kazuko Tsubaki
- Eiji Okada as Tsubaki
- Mikijirō Hira as Ishii
- Kaori Shima as Fumiko
- Takamaru Sasaki as Takamura Kōun
- Tetsuo Ishidate as Tarō
- Kinuko Obata as Osato Sawada
- Yoshi Katō as Sōkichi Naganuma
- Poems read by Hiroshi Akutagawa
Reception
In a contemporary review, "Whit." of Variety described Portrait of Chieko as an "Exquisitely beautiful Japanese film" noting that Shima Iwashita "delivers a finely restrained performance of Oscar proportions, catching every nuance of character with consummate acting skill".[1] The review went on to praise the cinematography by Hiroshi Takemura, Tatsuo Homada's art direction and Masaru Sato's score.[1]
See also
- List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b c Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. Vol. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "March 20, 1968". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.
- ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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