Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Cast: Eitarō Ozawa, Ken Uehara, Mitsuko Mito, Chishū Ryū, Eijirō Tōno,
Plot: The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.
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 […]