The Living Magoroku (1943)

Review: The Living Magoroku (1943)

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast: Ken Uehara, Fumiko Katsuragi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Yasumi Hara, Kurumi Yamabato,

Ken Uehara
Ken Uehara
Fumiko Katsuragi
Fumiko Katsuragi
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Yasumi Hara
Yasumi Hara
Kurumi Yamabato
Kurumi Yamabato

Plot: A wealthy family will not allow the military to grow crops on their fields due to their superstitious beliefs about their son's illness.

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Subverting propaganda:</br><i>Keisuke Kinoshita and World War II</i>

Subverting propaganda:Keisuke Kinoshita and World War II

Criterion’s latest Eclipse release opens a window on a previously little-seen world: the Japanese home front during World War 2 as depicted under oppressive regulations during the war. The great Keisuke Kinoshita managed to inject elements […]

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