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Portrait of Chieko (智恵子抄, Chieko-shō) is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura.[3] It is based both on the poetry collection Chieko-shō by Japanese poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura, which reminisces about his wife Chieko, and on the novel Shōsetsu Chieko-shō by Haruo Satō.[1][2] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[4]
| Portrait of Chieko | |
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| Directed by | Noboru Nakamura |
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| Produced by | Masao Shirai |
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| Cinematography | Hiroshi Takemura |
| Edited by | Keiichi Uraoka |
| Music by | Masaru Satō |
Production company | Shochiku |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Shima Iwashita as Chieko Takamura
- Tetsurō Tanba as Kōtarō Takamura
- Jin Nakayama as Toyochika Takamura
- Yōko Minamida as Kazuko Tsubaki
- Eiji Okada as Tsubaki
- Mikijirō Hira as Ishii
- Kaori Shima as Fumiko
- Takamaru Sasaki as Takamura Kōun
- Tetsuo Ishidate as Tarō
- Kinuko Obata as Osato Sawada
- Yoshi Katō as Sōkichi Naganuma
- Poems read by Hiroshi Akutagawa
Reception
In a contemporary review, "Whit." of Variety described Portrait of Chieko as an "Exquisitely beautiful Japanese film", noting that Shima Iwashita "delivers a finely restrained performance of Oscar proportions, catching every nuance of character with consummate acting skill". The review went on to praise the cinematography by Hiroshi Takemura, Tatsuo Homada's art direction and Masaru Satō's score.[5]
Other adaptations
Takamura's poems had already been adapted for film in 1957. The film, also titled Chieko-shō, had been directed by Hisatora Kumagai and starred Sō Yamamura and Setsuko Hara.[6][7]
See also
- List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "智恵子抄 1967". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "智恵子抄". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "智恵子抄" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. Vol. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "March 20, 1968". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.
- "智恵子抄 1957". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "智恵子抄". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links
- Portrait of Chieko at IMDb
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