The Moon Has Risen
| The Moon Has Risen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kinuyo Tanaka |
| Written by | Keisuke Kinoshita Fumio Niwa |
| Produced by | Eisei Koi Nikkatsu |
| Starring | Masayuki Mori |
| Cinematography | Shigeyoshi Mine |
| Edited by | Mitsuo Kondo |
| Music by | Tadanobu Saito |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Moon Has Risen (月は上りぬ, Tsuki wa noborinu) is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese romantic comedy, the second film directed by Kinuyo Tanaka.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Plot
Setsuko and her older sister Ayako live in their father's house in Nara. Ayako's aunt, who is worried about Ayako's marriage prospects as she grows older, tries to set Ayako up with a bank manager's son. Setsuko is determined not to see her sister enter into an unhappy marriage, and sets about trying to spark a love interest between Ayako and Amamiya, a visiting friend from Ayako's past. Setsuko bounces her ideas off of Yasui, a family friend, and enlists his help, ultimately aiming to get Ayako and Amamiya to go for a moonlit walk together.
Cast
- Chishu Ryu as Mokichi Asai
- Shûji Sano as Shunsuke Takasu
- Hisako Yamane as Chizuru
- Yoko Sugi as Ayako
- Mie Kitahara as Setsuko
- Shōji Yasui as Yasui
- Ko Mishima as Amamiya
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Yoneya
Notes
This was Shōji Yasui's debut film, and he took his stage name from his character in this film.[11]
The Moon Has Risen was adapted from a script written by Kinuyo Tanaka's long-time collaborator and mentor, Yasujirō Ozu. The film bears many oft-noted resemblances to Ozu's cinematic style.[12]
References
- ^ "月は上りぬ". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
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- ^ Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28972-9.
- ^ Berra, John (2012-01-09). Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-84150-598-5.
- ^ Hole, Kristin Lené; Jelača, Dijana (2018-10-03). Film Feminisms: A Global Introduction. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-21215-7.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (2011-10-13). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7541-8.
- ^ Taylor-Jones, Kate E. (2012-05-29). Dekalog 4: On East Asian Filmmakers. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-50174-3.
- ^ Carroll, William (2022-07-05). Suzuki Seijun and Postwar Japanese Cinema. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-55550-0.
- ^ "田中絹代監督『月は上りぬ』カンヌ国際映画祭クラシック部門に選出！女性映画監督のパイオニア：第74回カンヌ国際映画祭｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Bell, Nicholas (2022-04-21). "Forever a Woman: Six Films by Kinuyo Tanaka Retrospective". IONCINEMA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Films of Kinuyo Tanaka – The Moon Has Risen (月は上りぬ)". Northwest Film Forum. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "The Moon Has Risen - Tsuki wa noborinu". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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