The Living Magoroku

生きてゐる孫六
1943 88 min Drama

Rashomon if it were about farming. A rural landowner refuses to let the army commandeer his fields, sparking community outrage tied to his son's sickness. Kinoshita's early melodrama simmers with wartime tensions.

Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita · Written by Keisuke Kinoshita

Starring Ken Uehara, Fumiko Katsuragi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Yasumi Hara, Kurumi Yamabato, Toshio Hosokawa

Moods foreign gem

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