“Rain” ( Jap. 土砂 土砂 り , dosaburi ; another Russian name is “Torrential Rain” ; Eng. Cloudburst / When It Rains, It Pours ) is a Japanese black and white film directed by Noboru Nakamura in 1957 . A sad melodrama, based on the Hidji Hojo story, talks about the breakup of a family and the tragic, fatal love that leads to a catastrophe. The film’s deep message is that the happiness of one generation threatens the destruction of another. At the same time, children seem doomed to repeat the mistakes of their parents.
| Shower | |
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| jap. 土砂 降 り ( dosaburi ) | |
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| Genre | drama film , romance |
| Producer | Noboru Nakamura |
| Producer | Rotarot kuvata |
| Author script | Noboru Nakamura , Toshio Siina |
| In the main cast | Sadako Sawamura , Mariko Okada , With Yamamura , Keiji Sada |
| Operator | Hiroyuki Nagaoka |
| Composer | Toru Takemitsu |
| Film company | " Sistiku " |
| Duration | 105 min. |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1957 |
| IMDb | |
Story
Tane runs a small cheap hotel where love couples often rent rooms. Her father of three adult children married another woman, but regularly visits the family. Despite this unfavorable situation, the atmosphere in the house is very cheerful and friendly and they make efforts to give everything a certain semblance of respectability. Her eldest daughter Matsuko meets with Kazuo, a work colleague. When her marital status becomes known to her boyfriend's parents, Kazuo is forced to submit to the pressure from her mother and breaks off their relationship. In desperation, Matsuko moves to Kobe , where he finds work at a nightclub. Kazuo marries another girl. Two years later, Kazuo, wanted by the police because of the bribery scandal in his company, is seeking refuge in her apartment. Their new romance brings misfortune again.
Cast
- Sadako Sawamura - Tane Abe
- Mariko Okada - Matsuko Abe, her eldest daughter
- So Yamamura - Okubo, father of Tane children
- Keiji Sada - Kazuo Sudo
- Masami Taura - Takenoske Abe, son of Tane
- Miyuki Kuvano - Umey Abe, the youngest daughter of Tane
- Sachiko Mitani - Hatsue, maid
- Shin-ichi HiMori - Yoshimatsu, Brother Tane
- Kaoru Nobe - Kameyo, his wife
- Toyo Takahashi - Kazuo's mother
- Hisako Mine - Yoshiko Sudo
Premieres
- - The national premiere of the film took place on June 11, 1957 [1] .
- - to the 100th anniversary of the director Noboru Nakamura, among the three restored films the master of the film was shown as part of a mini-retrospective at the Tokyo Film Festival in November 2013 [2] .
- - On February 8, 2014, the restored version of the film was shown as part of the mini-retrospective of Noboru Nakamura’s films at the Berlin Film Festival [3] .
- - On October 21, 2014, the restored version of the film was shown as part of the mini-retrospective of Noboru Nakamura’s films at the International Film Festival in Sao Paulo [3] .
Awards and nominations
- Film Award “ Kinam Jumpo ” (1958)
- Nomination:
- for the best film of 1957, however, according to the voting results, the film took only 27th place [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 土砂 降 り on the Kinema Zympo magazine website (Japanese)
- ↑ Special Program: Filmmaker in Focus: NAKAMURA Noboru centennial anniversary at the Tokyo Film Festival website (eng.)
- ↑ 1 2 Doshaburi (1957) —Release Info on IMDb (Eng.)
- ↑ Kinema Junpo Top YBY on Rinkworks.com (English)
Links
- “Shower” (English) on the Internet Movie Database