A Hen In The Wind (Hong Kong Version) VCD
Ozu Yasujiro (Director)
| Tanaka Kenshiro (Actor)
| Kasatomi Shu (Actor)
| Murata Chieko (Actor)
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| Product Title: | A Hen In The Wind (Hong Kong Version) 風中的母雞 (香港版) 风中的母鸡 (香港版) A Hen In The Wind (Hong Kong Version) A Hen In The Wind (Hong Kong Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Tanaka Kenshiro (Actor) | Kasatomi Shu (Actor) | Murata Chieko (Actor) | Shuuji Sano (Actor) 田中絹代 (Actor) | 笠智眾 (Actor) | 村田知英子 (Actor) | 佐野周二 (Actor) 田中绢代 (Actor) | 笠智众 (Actor) | 村田知英子 (Actor) | 佐野周二 (Actor) 田中絹代 (Actor) | 笠智衆 (Actor) | 村田知英子 (Actor) | 佐野周二 (Actor) Tanaka Kenshiro (Actor) | Kasatomi Shu (Actor) | Murata Chieko (Actor) | Shuuji Sano (Actor) |
| Director: | Ozu Yasujiro 小津安二郎 小津安二郎 小津安二郎 Ozu Yasujiro |
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| Release Date: | 2005-09-14 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Disc Format(s): | VCD |
| Duration: | 84 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Panorama (HK) |
| Other Information: | 2VCDs |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004069477 |
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導演: 小津安二郎
Director: Ozu Yasujiro
本片延續小津戰後的感懷，情節更煽情更激烈，亦更具批判性，比《長屋紳士錄》尤有過之。故事以一對身處戰時的夫婦為中心，一直等待著參戰丈夫歸來的妻子獨力支撐生計，生活困苦。為了支付兒子的醫藥費，妻子在無可奈何的情況下，被迫幹了一次賣淫的勾當。丈夫歸來之後，妻子坦然地如實相告，卻令丈夫非常氣憤，大感羞辱之餘，更大打出手，將妻子強暴了。小津以沉鬱的調子，悼念戰後日本純真的失落，更以極具震撼的場面將暴力氣氛呈現，有別於一貫的小津作風，是小津正面衝激戰爭主題的最後一部作品。
Ozu revisits his themes on postwar Japan with a storyline similar to Ozu's own Woman of Tokyo. With her husband away at the frontline of the battlefield, a young mother has to support her family all by herself. In order to save her ailing son, the young mother was forced to prostitute herself for one night. Upon her husband's return from the war, she honestly told him what had happened. However, her husband responds with a shocking and physical savagery that is so atypical of Ozu. Tanaka and Sano ignite these complex and tortures roles with profound humanism.
Director: Ozu Yasujiro
本片延續小津戰後的感懷，情節更煽情更激烈，亦更具批判性，比《長屋紳士錄》尤有過之。故事以一對身處戰時的夫婦為中心，一直等待著參戰丈夫歸來的妻子獨力支撐生計，生活困苦。為了支付兒子的醫藥費，妻子在無可奈何的情況下，被迫幹了一次賣淫的勾當。丈夫歸來之後，妻子坦然地如實相告，卻令丈夫非常氣憤，大感羞辱之餘，更大打出手，將妻子強暴了。小津以沉鬱的調子，悼念戰後日本純真的失落，更以極具震撼的場面將暴力氣氛呈現，有別於一貫的小津作風，是小津正面衝激戰爭主題的最後一部作品。
Ozu revisits his themes on postwar Japan with a storyline similar to Ozu's own Woman of Tokyo. With her husband away at the frontline of the battlefield, a young mother has to support her family all by herself. In order to save her ailing son, the young mother was forced to prostitute herself for one night. Upon her husband's return from the war, she honestly told him what had happened. However, her husband responds with a shocking and physical savagery that is so atypical of Ozu. Tanaka and Sano ignite these complex and tortures roles with profound humanism.
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May 12, 2008
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Powerful Ozu drama
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"A Hen in the Wind" must be director Ozu Yasujiro's most gripping and visceral film. In its brief 83 minute running time, the movie packs a real emotional punch. "A Hen in the Wind" tells of Tokiko (Tanaka Kinuyo), a mother struggling to care for her young son and put food on their table while awaiting the repatriation of her husband Shuichi (Sano Shuji) after the war. Shuichi has been away for four long years and now Tokiko is reduced to selling her kimonos in order to provide meager meals. Things turn desperate when Tokiko's son becomes ill and requires a prolonged hospitalization. Tokiko has no money for the hospital bill. Seeing no other choice, she turns to prostitution for one night to raise the necessary funds. Weeks later, Shuichi finally returns home. Under questioning about their son's help, Tokiko admits to what he has done. Shuichi becomes enraged. Will the newly reunited family be blown apart or can Shuichi learn to accept the news? I recommend that you watch this great film to find out. Tanaka Kinuyo, who was so good in Ozu's "Dragnet Girl", is even better here. She plumbs emotional depths that are breathtaking to behold. Also excellent is Sano Shuji as the husband seeking to master his instinctive rage. There is a subtley and nuance to his character that it appears many critics have missed. I understand that Ozu considered this film to be a failure. I strongly disagree! "A Hen in the Wind" is superb. |
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