After a near-five-year break, Kinuyo Tanaka returned behind the camera to direct her fourth feature film, “The Wandering Princess”. The studio Daiei project sees the director take advantage of both color and Cinemascope for the first time, garnering gorgeous results with both. By far Tanaka’s most ambitious directorial effort at this point in her career, the feature is a tragic historical epic that tackles a controversial part of modern Japanese history and is centered around the struggles of women.
“The Wandering Princess” is screening at the BFI London as part of “Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film”
Based on the memoirs of Hiro Saga, the narrative begins at the outset of World War II and follows the story of Ryuko Korinkakura (Machiko Kyô), a distant relative of the emperor Hirohito. With Japan looking to cement ties throughout its empire, Ryuko is chosen as a suitable bride for Futetsu (Eiji Funakoshi...
“The Wandering Princess” is screening at the BFI London as part of “Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film”
Based on the memoirs of Hiro Saga, the narrative begins at the outset of World War II and follows the story of Ryuko Korinkakura (Machiko Kyô), a distant relative of the emperor Hirohito. With Japan looking to cement ties throughout its empire, Ryuko is chosen as a suitable bride for Futetsu (Eiji Funakoshi...
- 8/16/2022
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
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