The Way of Drama

Name: The Way of Drama
Released: 1944
Rating: 42.63
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Eitarô Shindô, Isuzu Yamada, Kazuo Hasegawa, Sôji Kiyokawa

1944

1h 22m

Set in the Osaka theater world, the story is dominated by a self-righteous troupe leader (Roppa Furukawa) who bravely risks his popularity by selecting only plays that support the Japanese military cause, and who decides to break up the love affair between his star actor (Kazuo Hasegawa) and a shamisen player (Isuzu Yamada) in order to purify the actor's commitment to his craft. (Dan Sallitt)

Directed by:

Mikio Naruse

Written by:

Toshio Yasumi Koen Hasegawa

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Starring:

Takashi Shimura

Isuzu Yamada

Eitarô Shindô

Kazuo Hasegawa Atsushi Watanabe

Ranko Hanai Sôji Kiyokawa Toshiko Itô Yônosuke Toba Roppa Furukawa Tomosaburô Ii

AKA:

Shibaido

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Rated 29 Oct 2019

Mikio Naruse earlier works continue to underwhelm. I know most of his critically acclaimed films are from the 1950s and 60s, but he made a lot of films in the 30s & 40s too, and while some of them very good, most are very pedestrian and standard studio films without much screen magic. Shibaidô [The Way of Drama] (1944) is one of those. Basic straight-forward love story within a actor's environment. Perfectly fine and simple, but that's about it.

Rated 29 Oct 2019

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