Setsuko hara showed outstanding range in the film, and turned in a great performance. I think that sorensen is correct in calling no regrets a deliberately ambiguous film 235, and especially the last half an hour or so i. It gives every appearance of a winsome love story, full of smiles and charming tragedies. Fujitas character was inspired by the reallife hotsumi ozaki, who assisted the famous soviet spy richard sorge and so became the only.
Sep 12, 2011 no regrets for our youth 1946 after world war ii, the allied occupation set a few rules in place for the japanese film industry. The first act has masses of students united in a common cause, shot like an eisenstein film and reminiscent of soviet propaganda. In 1933, in kyoto, academic freedom is under attack and the spoiled daughter of professor yagihara, yukie yagihara, is courted by the idealistic student ruykichi noge and by the tolerant itokawa. Based upon the 1933 kyoto university incident in which professor takikawa yukitoki was removed from his position due to his supposedly. No regrets for our youth is a political film, a feminist film, and a film of high ideals. It is, instead, a political powerhouse that speaks of sacrifice, betrayal of ideals and iron will in the face of adversity. To set parental controls, please click here to exit, go to the drop down menu on the top right corner and select exit kanopy kids. Conditions in postwar japan make a flighty girl more sober and mature. The result is a sensitivity and depth of feeling not typically associated with kurosawa. Kurosawas first postwar film stars setsuko hara as the privileged daughter of a professor who takes up arms against the japanese military. Yukie, the wellbred daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings, and even more so when her lover, one of her fathers students, is arrested, then executed as a spy. The chapter on no regrets for our youth is one of the longest in the book, and he passionately argues against the depoliticized rewriting of kurosawas film narrative and the image of kurosawa as a middleoftheroad humanist, which he sees donald richies analysis of the film effectively doing. No regrets for our youth 1946 1 hr 51 mins in akira kurosawas first film after the end of world war ii, future beloved ozu regular setsuko hara gives an astonishing performance as yukie, the only female protagonist in kurosawas body of work and one of his strongest. Akira kurosawa s first postwar film is a powerful denunciation of fascism and a hopeful celebration of democracy set amidst the political violence of the late 1930s.
Kurosawas first postwar film stars setsuko hara as the privileged daughter of a professor who takes up arms against the. No regrets for our youth 1946 yukie setsuko hara is a young woman living in 1930s japan, blissfully unaware of the tumultuous political changes occurring around her. No regrets for our youth 1946 the criterion collection. The opening of akira kurosawas no regrets for our youth 1946 is set in 1933two years after the manchurian incident, the event which hastened the invasion of northern china by the imperial japanese armyand depicts a love triangle between the daughter of a welloff bourgeois family and a pair of university student suitors. In no regrets for our youth, as in only a few of his films like the great ikiru, kurosawa uncharacteristically downplays his trademark visual grandeur and stylization to concentrate instead on the inner life of a character. No regrets for our youth is a 1946 japanese film directed by akira kurosawa setsuko hara stars as yukie, daughter of mr. The films political stance hinges on the growth of yukie yagihara setsuko hara, the daughter of a liberal college professor.
Box office stock footage dvds cds pictures concept art cut. Day 14 no regrets for our youth akira kurosawa, 1946 duration. No regrets for our youth is a film directed by akira kurosawa with setsuko hara, susumu fujita, denjiro okochi, haruko sugimura, year. No regrets for our youth belongs, rightfully so, to toho. Nov 11, 2016 even though the ccp government deprived me of the most beautiful years of my youth, i have obtained the most precious and real truth from almighty god and therefore have no complaints or regrets. So, under sorensens reading of the film, it should be no surprise that no regrets for our youth also contains material that does not really promote the american system. Oct 02, 2017 flight attendant nina thomas monica calhoun has spent 12 years dating her college sweetheart.
This dense and beautiful work is one of the directors rare films in which a woman figures prominently. No regrets for our youth in akira kurosawas first film after the end of world war ii, future beloved ozu regular setsuko hara gives an astonishing performance as yukie, the only female protagonist in kurosawas body of work and one of his strongest heroes. No regrets for our youth is a 1946 japanese film directed by akira kurosawa. Of the many postwar films criticizing japanese militarism, this was the most successful. It is based on the 1933 takigawa incident the film stars setsuko hara, susumu fujita, takashi shimura and denjiro okochi. Region 2 no regrets for our youth toho 2002 region 2 no regrets for our youth. Made just one year after wwii ended, kurosawas no regrets for our youth explores the lesserknown part of japan that protested against rising militarism in the 1930s, as well as acknowledges. No regrets for our youth 1946 full movie allen ridder. Yugihara is fired from his job due to his leftist views, which touches off a general strike by university students all across japan. Other articles where no regrets for our youth is discussed.
Rent no regrets for our youth 1946 starring setsuko hara and susumu fujita on dvd and bluray. The film stars setsuko hara, susumu fujita, takashi shimura and denjiro okochi. Jan 17, 2019 the opening of akira kurosawas no regrets for our youth 1946 is set in 1933two years after the manchurian incident, the event which hastened the invasion of northern china by the imperial japanese armyand depicts a love triangle between the daughter of a welloff bourgeois family and a pair of university student suitors. March 14, 2010 the final cresting of akira kurosawas shortlived interest in female. No regrets for our youth 1946 the movie database tmdb. Rent no regrets for our youth 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd. If i studied more and got into a better university, i could study ab. No regrets for our youth is a curious film for akira kurosawa. No regrets for our youth portrays the history of japanese militarism from 1933 through the end of the war in terms of a person executed on suspicion of espionage during the war. No regrets for our youth, waga seishun ni kuinashi is a 1946 film written and directed by akira kurosawa. No regrets for our youth 1946, a powerful character study that traces the life of a woman in the years before and during the war. In akira kurosawas first film after the end of world war ii, future beloved ozu regular setsuko hara gives an astonishing performance as yukie, the only female. No regrets about youth is a 1992 film by zhou xiaowen the film explores the redevelopment of beijing in the 1990s. One of the most important movies in postwar japanese cinema.
Apr 09, 2020 second kurosawa movie reaction a drama with a political message about the sacred power of knowledge. After rejecting his many marriage proposals, she finally decided to say yes. Finally free of wartime restrictions and censorship, he directed his first postwar picture, no regrets for our youth 1946, a powerful character study that traces the life of a woman in the years before and during the war. In akira kurosawas first film after the end of world war ii, future beloved ozu regular setsuko hara gives an. No regrets for our youth analysis akira kurosawa discussion. No regrets for our youth yify torrent magnet, yify movies with no regrets for our youth yify subtitles synopsis. Rent no regret 2006 starring namgil kim and younghoon lee on dvd and bluray. After 12 years with her college sweetheart and none before him, nina meets a divorced man at her hotel during her 36 hour layover as airhostess and spends time with him, his daughter and his ex. In the film a bulldozer operator destroys a siheyuan courtyard house that is the residence of his girlfriend.
No regrets for our youth 1946 after world war ii, the allied occupation set a few rules in place for the japanese film industry. Rent no regrets for our youth 1946 on dvd and bluray. New worries emerge every now and then but the most worrying would be for people to fool themselves, distort their own experiences and bend the reality. Enjoy unlimited plays in our curated collection for kids. No regrets for our youth is a 1946 film written and directed by akira kurosawa. Apr 19, 2010 in no regrets for our youth, as in only a few of his films like the great ikiru, kurosawa uncharacteristically downplays his trademark visual grandeur and stylization to concentrate instead on the inner life of a character. Yukie, the wellbred daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings, and even more so when her lover. She decides to leave kyoto to live with the boys parents in their peasant village. With monica calhoun, sharon leal, brian white, elise neal.
Im not gonna say those with average grades cant succeed in life, they can, but a good education just makes things so easier and open too many doors. She is caught between two potential lovers, one a timid liberal and the other a militant. Second kurosawa movie reaction a drama with a political message about the sacred power of knowledge. No regrets for our youth is a very moving, emotional melodrama inspired by the life of hotsumi ozaki.
Even though the ccp government deprived me of the most beautiful years of my youth, i have obtained the most precious and real truth from almighty god and therefore have no complaints or regrets. Jan 24, 2019 the chapter on no regrets for our youth is one of the longest in the book, and he passionately argues against the depoliticized rewriting of kurosawas film narrative and the image of kurosawa as a middleoftheroad humanist, which he sees donald richies analysis of the film effectively doing. Its loosely based on two reallife incidents from the 1930s. No regrets for our youth is a drastically different film that i had assumed from the box cover and title. Kurosawa tried to balance his message with his entertainment, and this film is heavier on the message than his later works, but it still shows his style and flare, and is completely enjoyable. No regrets for our youth film by kurosawa 1946 britannica. Chinese avantgarde art and independent cinema, wrote that the scene compares the destruction of the house to a. Xiaoping lin, author of children of marx and cocacola. She helps the film to achieve a truly great emotional depth. Yugihara, a leftwing professor at kyoto university in 1933. The daughter of a politically disgraced university professor struggles to find a place for herself in love and life, in the uncertain world of japan leading into wwii.
Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for no regrets for our youth in any language. No regrets for our youth 1946 setsuko hara in no regrets for our youth 1946. I sat down to watch no regrets for our youth last night and, after the first two thirds of the movie, i really started to wonder if this film would even be available if it. Its explicitly based on a real event and inherently political due to its subject matter. One particular moment, more interesting than successful, presents yukie listening at a door.
Limited edition toho 20 bluray no regrets for our youth toho 2010. In akira kurosawas first film after the end of world war ii, future beloved ozu regular setsuko hara gives an astonishing performance as yukie, the only female protagonist in kurosawas body of work and one of his strongest heroes. No regrets for our youth 1946 directed by akira kurosawa. Akira kurosawas fifth feature film, and his first following the end of world war ii, waga seishun ni kuinashi no regrets for our youth is amongst the most fascinating of the directors early works. Transforming herself from genteel bourgeois daughter to independent social activist. The original godzilla arguably the definitive monster movie both a bold metaphor for the atomic age and a thrilling powerhouse of pioneering special effects. Thorgorath reacts no regrets for our youth 1946 video. No movies that celebrated feudalism or japans recent military adventurism, or that contained elements that were critical of the occupation were the basic rules. No regrets for our youth setsuko hara takashi shimura akira kurosawa 1946 akira kurosawa directed this tale of a university professors daughter who embarks on a journey of selfdiscovery. No regrets for our youth 1946 akira kurosawa synopsis. No regrets for our youth also shows kurosawa in the process of developing his style.
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