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Sound of the Mountain
Why this pick
Naruse again observes a strained marriage through quiet routines, suppressed feelings, and the accumulating weight of family expectation.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1951 1h 37m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Repast
Drama
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Floating Clouds
Why this pick
Its intimate, unsentimental attention to a woman caught in an unequal relationship extends Repast’s emotional realism, though with a more turbulent, melancholy sweep.
03
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Why this pick
A poised, quietly devastating Naruse portrait of daily compromise, economic pressure, and female resilience, told with the same lucid restraint.
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Early Summer
Why this pick
Like Repast, it finds drama in family conversation, social obligation, and a woman’s life choices, with an exquisitely calm domestic texture.
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Late Chrysanthemums
Why this pick
Naruse’s sharp, compassionate observation of middle-aged women navigating money, pride, and disappointment carries the same unembellished social insight.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ken Uehara
Hatsunosuke Okamoto
Setsuko Hara
Michiyo Okamoto
Yukiko Shimazaki
Satoko Okamoto
Yôko Sugi
Mitsuko Murata
Akiko Kazami
Seiko Tomiyasu
Haruko Sugimura
Matsu Murata
Ranko Hanai
Koyoshi Dohya
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Kazuo Takenaka