Ken Uehara

Mothra

Admin — Sun, 30 Jul 1961 00:00:00 +0000

Shipwreck survivors are found on Beiru, an island previously used for atomic tests. Amazingly free of radiation effects, they believe they were protected by a special juice given to them by the natives. A joint expedition of Rolithican and Japanese scientists explores Beiru and discovers many curious things, including two women only a foot high. They are taken from the island, which only awakens the giant moth that wreaks havoc on Japan.

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Admin — Sat, 21 May 1960 00:00:00 +0000

This film features a large extended family (and associates) even more extensive than the one portrayed by Ozu in “End of Summer”. The central character is Setsuko Hara — a poised middle-aged woman, whose wealthy (and prestigious) husband dies at the outset of the action, leaving her widowed but holding the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.

Late Chrysanthemums

Admin — Tue, 15 Jun 1954 00:00:00 +0000

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved her money, and has become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days cold-heartedly collecting debts. Even her best friends, Tomi, Nobu, and Tamae, who were her fellow Geisha, are now indebted to her. For all of them, the glamor of their young lives has passed; Tomi and Tamae have children, but their children have disappointed them. Kin has two former lovers who still pursue her; one she wants to see, and the other she doesn’t. But even the one she remembers fondly, when he shows up, proves to be a disappointment.

Sound of the Mountain

Admin — Fri, 15 Jan 1954 00:00:00 +0000

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Admin — Thu, 05 Mar 1953 00:00:00 +0000

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.

Husband and Wife

Admin — Thu, 22 Jan 1953 00:00:00 +0000

A married couple looking for an apartment move in with the husband’s co-worker, a widower. The husband becomes jealous of the widower and his wife.

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Admin — Sat, 21 Oct 1950 00:00:00 +0000

Hamako has just started working for her personal hero, Madame Yuki. Her romanticized view of the Madame is broken immediately, though, as she is introduced with a ever-growing list of the Madame’s personal problems.

The Munekata Sisters

Admin — Tue, 08 Aug 1950 00:00:00 +0000

Setsuko is unhappily to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko’s sister) tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

Mr. Thank You

Admin — Thu, 27 Feb 1936 00:00:00 +0000

Japanese film about a friendly bus driver and his passengers over the duration of one journey through the mountains to the nearest train station.