Apart from You
| Apart From You | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mikio Naruse |
| Written by | Mikio Naruse |
| Starring | Mitsuko Yoshikawa Akio Isono Sumiko Mizukubo |
| Cinematography | Suketaro Inokai |
| Distributed by | Shochiku Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Apart From You (君と別れて, Kimi to wakarete) is a 1933 Japanese drama film written and directed by Mikio Naruse.
The film follows an aging geisha whose teenaged son is ashamed of her profession, and their relationship with a young colleague of hers.
Plot
Kikue (Mitsuko Yoshikawa) is an aging geisha. Her teenage son, Yoshio (Akio Isono), is ashamed of her profession and engages in truancy and juvenile delinquency.
A young colleague of Kikue's, Terugiku (Sumiko Mizukubo), engages with Yoshio and tries to get him to be more understanding of his mother.
Cast
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Kikue
- Akio Isono as Yoshio
- Sumiko Mizukubo as Terugiku
- Reikichi Kawamura as Terugiku’s father
- Tatsuko Fuji as Terugiku’s mother
- Yoko Fujita as Terugiku’s sister
- Jun Arai as Kikue’s husband
- Choko Iida as Landlady of geisha house
Reception
Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine gave the film two and a half out of four stars comparing its "superficial stylistic flourishes" to Naruse's previous film No Blood Relation. Ulrich adds, "Yet it is nonetheless a much more focused and sustained work, bearing some evidence—via several beautifully visualized superimpositions—of the director's developing interest in character psychology."[1]
Release
Home video
In 2011, Apart From You was released on a five-film DVD set by The Criterion Collection's Eclipse label. Titled "Silent Naruse", it collected five silent films made between 1931 and 1934.[2]
References
- ^ Keith Uhlich (30 November 2005). "Apart from You". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Dave Kehr (18 March 2011). "A Master's Baby Steps". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
External links
- Apart from You at IMDb
- Apart From You at Japan Movie Database
- Apart From You review by Michael Kerpan in Senses of Cinema, Issue 39 (5 May 2006)
- Apart From You review by Craig Keller at Cinemasparagus (10 September 2011)
