Glimpse of Night ( Japanese 夜 の 片 鱗 , yoru no henrin ; Eng. A Glimpse of Night ) is a Japanese film directed by Noboru Nakamura in 1964 . The film is based on the novel by Kyoko Oota and focuses on the dramatic relationship between the main character and the brutal Yakuza .
| Glimpse of the night | |
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| Japanese 夜 の 片 鱗 ( yoru no henrin ) | |
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| Genre | film drama , melodrama |
| Producer | Noboru Nakamura |
| Producer | Akihiko Shimada |
| Author script | Toshidi Gondo |
| In the main cast | Miyuki Kuvano , Mikijiro Hira , Riot Sugawara , Isao Kimura |
| Operator | Toichiro Narusima |
| Composer | Masanobu Higure |
| Film company | " Shёtiku " |
| Duration | 106 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1964 |
Content
Story
Nineteen-year-old Yoshi works at the factory during the day and at the bar in the evenings, but dreams of a more glamorous life. At the bar, she meets Eiji, a member of the Yakuza gang, whose attention is flattering her. They have a relationship, but soon Eiji, who by nature is a pretty cruel man, was mired in debt as a result of gambling. He does not need much time to push Yoshi into prostitution. Soon she falls into a maelstrom of cruelty and humiliation. Even with the help of an engineer who loved her, she could not free herself from Eiji's influence, clinging to him with a mixture of love, fear and compassion. Only through a desperate act can she be freed. The neon lights of the night city, once beckoning Yoshi, now only illuminate its inner void. Hope for another life remains incredibly inaccessible.
Cast
- Miyuki Kuvano - Yoshi Nomoto
- Mikijiro Hira - Eiji Kitami
- Keishke Sonoi - Hiroshi Fuji
- Masuyo Iwamoto - Matiko Kosugi
- Misako Tominaga - Kimiko
- Riot Sugawara - Tamura
- Isao Kimura - Saito
- Yoshiko Hiromura - Keiko
- Koji Matsubara - hired worker
- Noriko Sengoku - Ms. Kayo
- Akitake Kono - Yoshi's father
... What makes him one of the hottest films about prostitution is his imaginative concept of the world. Angles and camera movements, colors and editing - everything was done brilliantly to illustrate his constant sacrifice and force us to emotionally assimilate the vibrant city as a dazzling parade, which, despite the offer of escape, always returns the heroine to her situation. Stylistically, the film anticipates Wong Karwai with his “ Loving Mood ” and echoes Douglas Serke in his most exciting works.
Premieres
- - The national premiere of the film took place on November 1, 1964 [2] .
- - The European premiere of the film took place in West Germany on June 2, 1967 [3] .
- - on the occasion of 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 on November 27, 2013 [1] .
- - in February 2014, a restored version of the film was shown as part of a mini-retrospective of films by Noboru Nakamura at the Berlin Film Festival [4] .
- - On October 21, 2014, a restored version of the film was shown as part of a mini-retrospective of films by Noboru Nakamura at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Special Program: Filmmaker in Focus: NAKAMURA Noboru centennial anniversary at the Tokyo Film Festival website
- ↑ 夜 の 片 鱗 on the website of the Kinema Jumpo magazine (Japanese)
- ↑ 1 2 Yoru no henrin (1964) —Release Info on the IMDb website
- ↑ Forum: Yoru no henrin on the official website of the Berlin Film Festival (German )
Links
- Glimpse of the Night on the Internet Movie Database