The Way Of Drama (Mikio Naruse, 1944)

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Título: The Way Of Drama Título V.O:  芝居道 / Shibaido Director: Mikio Naruse Año/País: 1944 / Japón Duración: 82 minutos Género: Drama Reparto: Roppa Furukawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isuzu Yamada Enlaces: Subs Ficha de: spindizzy

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The Way of Drama is set in the Osaka world of kabuki, once again in the late Meiji period, although it also deals with the politics of popular culture and competing theatrical styles such as those that employ amateur actors to dramatize contemporary events. The film opens with a histrionic scene of a battle fought in Western-style uniforms, probably the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-4. Shinzo (Hasegawa) is a mediocre actor in a troupe under the direction of Yamatoya, for whom the theater is more than entertainment but is an educational tool, and for that reason he lowers his prices to make it more accessible to the general public. Not coincidentally, these were also key features of the kokusaku mandate. Interestingly, Yamatoya also warns other theater owners not to be "too optimistic" about the war and not to give people false expectations about the final outcome. Shinzo is sent under false pretenses to Tokyo, where he learns to be humble and to train in the actor's craft. Yamatoya also manipulates Shinzo's lover, Omitsu (Yamada), to leave him for the sake of his art. A performer in her own right, Omitsu nevertheless sacrifices her art and her lover until Shinzo returns as an accomplished actor. In keeping with the Yamatoya's aim of presenting "historical heroes" for the edification of the public, Shinzo plays a samurai warrior in full kabuki costume -- a great change from his first appearances as a shinpa soldier." "Once again, although ostensibly returning to the (not too distant) Japanese past, Naruse has produced a very modern story, with great allegorical significance to his own situation as a producer of popular culture. To be sure, the actor's training, for which Shinzo must forsake all worldly attachments and learn humility, is in keeping with a nationalist sentiment of promoting traditional Japanese culture. "The way of drama" is, of course, not unlike bushido, "the way of the warrior," but as a character, Shinzo acts more like the modern individualist hero.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKFMlRTpfV0

* Agradecimientos a Bressoniac (KG) por el rip.

Saludos!

[mishkina]

Muchísimas gracias spindizzy   

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Bajando. Gracias

[maurazos]

¡Muchas gracias, Spindizzy! 

Vista. Bonita historia, típicamente narusiana en el desarrollo de la trama argumental, aunque original en cuanto a la ambientación, fuera de lo que es el entorno de la familia occidentalizada y sumergida en el mundo de la farándula tradicional japonesa. Supongo que al ser una película rodada y estrenada en tiempos de guerra, se exigía un ambiente y un tema más típicamente japonés.

Le pongo un "imprescindible".

Saludos

[MieMie]

Nuevos subtítulos en español para un Naruse a cargo de Mario Vitale:

The Way Of Drama (Mikio Naruse, 1944) (Subtítulos)

MieMie.

[Danyyyy]

Me ha parecido una más que notable película, que va mejorando casi que en paralelo a la historia que se nos muestra. No descarto incluso llegar a sumarla a mi lista de favoritas.

Muchas gracias spindizzy por acercárnosla y también a Mario Vitale por su traducción.