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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Mizoguchi again joins flowing long takes and rigorous period detail to a devastating study of suffering, separation and moral endurance, with the same restrained compassion that gives The Life of Oharu its force.
02
Why this pick
Its misty, elegiac imagery and fluid camera movement turn a historical tale into a sorrowful meditation on desire, war and loss—equally poised between beauty and cruelty.
03
Why this pick
This final Mizoguchi film returns to women constrained by economic and patriarchal systems, observing their compromises and dignity with Oharu-like clarity rather than melodramatic judgment.
04
Why this pick
A doomed romance unfolds within an unforgiving social order, rendered through exquisitely composed widescreen spaces and an emotional restraint that makes each injustice linger.
05
Why this pick
Its patient long takes follow a woman whose sacrifices sustain a celebrated man, making it an especially piercing companion to Oharu’s examination of gender, status and erased devotion.
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Katsunosuke
