“A wonderful family life” ( Japanese я が 家 は 楽 し , Vaga I va thanosi ; other Russian names are “Sweet Home” , “Home, Sweet Home” , “Our Happy Home” [com. 1] ; Eng. Home Sweet Home / Our House Is Happy ) is a Japanese black and white drama film with comedy elements, directed by Noboru Nakamura in 1951 . This refreshingly moving example of a 1950s family film continues the tradition of films about the life of “little people” in the style of the Shёtiku film company, and Nakamura’s workmanship is complemented by the excellent work of his film crew and star cast.
| Wonderful family life | |
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| Jap. 我 が 家 は 楽 し ( vaga ya wa tanoshi ) | |
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| Genre | drama film , comedy |
| Producer | Noboru Nakamura |
| Producer | Takashi Koide |
| Author script | Takao Yanai, Sumie Tanaka (idea) |
| In the main cast | Tisu Ryu Isuzu Yamada Hideko Takamine , Keiji Sada Keiko Kishi |
| Operator | Yukharu Atsuta |
| Composer | Toshiro Mayuzumi |
| Film company | " Shiku " |
| Duration | 91 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1951 |
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Content
Story
The Uemur family of six. Father and mother have four children. They all live in a rather cramped rented apartment in an apartment building. Parents support the creative ambitions of the two eldest daughters, using all the means at their disposal, allowing Tomoko to draw, and Nobuco to sing in the choir. The family is overwhelmed with joy when a father is awarded a cash prize for his loyalty to the company (25 years of continuous service). However, soon the family has to find out that there is a fine line between happiness and unhappiness. Father’s cash prize was stolen during his return from the award ceremony. Tomoko does not hope for recognition of his work. In addition, the family will experience the sad news - they have to move out of the apartment. But the recognition of Tomoko as a talented artist and one of her paintings restores the lost happiness of the family.
Cast
- Tishu Ryu - Kosaku Uemura, the head of the family
- Isuzu Yamada - Namiko, wife of Kosaku
- Hideko Takamine - Tomoko, the eldest daughter of Kosaku and Namiko
- Keiji Sada - Saburo Utiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
- Keiko Kishi - Nobuko, the youngest daughter of Kosaku and Namiko
- Mitsuko Sakura - Kaoko Fukuda, Namiko's sister
- Kuninori Kodo - Old Kanazawa
- Sugisaku Aoyama - Oyama, artist
- Junji Masuda - Yasutaro Baba
- Reiko Minakami - Natsuko
- Shinyo Nara is the boss of the company where Kosaku Uemura serves.
- Kazuko Fukui - Mitsuko
- Kaoru Kusuda - Chiyo Koizumi
Premieres
- The national premiere of the film took place on March 21, 1951 [1] .
Awards and nominations
- Blue Ribbon Film Award
- 2nd awarding ceremony (for 1951)
- Won:
- Award to Best Supporting Actor of 1951 - Tisu Ryu (ex aequo - “ Early Summer ” and “ Life Is Beautiful ”) [2]
- Award for Best Screenplay - Sumie Tanaka (ex aequo - “ Food ” and “ Notes of Youth ”) [2]
- Award for Best Cinematography - Yukharu Atsuta (ex aequo - “Early Summer”) [2]
- Film Award " Kinema Jumpo " (1952)
- Nomination:
- for the best film of 1951, however, according to the results of the vote, the film took only 17th place [3] .
Comments
- ↑ Under the title “A wonderful family life”, the film appears in the encyclopedic publication “Cinema Dictionary” in 2 volumes, M., “Soviet Encyclopedia”, 1966-1970. T.1. S.772. Other Russian options come from translating English names at the international box office: Home Sweet Home / Our House Is Happy.
Notes
- ↑ 我 が 家 は 楽 し (1951) on the website of the Kinema Jumpo magazine (Japanese)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Waga ya wa tanoshi (1951) - Awards on the IMDb website
- ↑ Kinema Junpo Top YBY on Rinkworks.com
Links
- “Great Family Life” on the Internet Movie Database