祇園の姉妹
Sisters of the Gion
封建社会に従順な姉・梅吉（梅村）と、独立を勝ち取ろうと奮闘する妹・おもちゃ（山田）。京都・祇園を舞台に、対照的な2人の芸者姉妹が家父長制資本主義に翻弄される姿を描き、公開当時から絶賛を浴びたリアリズム路線の傑作。土着の人物造形にこだわった溝口は、前作で初めてコンビを組んだ京都育ちの依田義賢を脚色に迎え、その後もこの名コンビは続いていくことになる。Set in Kyoto’s Gion district, this realist masterpiece portrays two geisha sisters with opposing views of the world—dutiful Umekichi (Yoko Umemura), who remains faithful to feudal society values, and her younger sister Omocha (Isuzu Yamada), who strives to forge an independent life—to deliver a penetrating critique of the patriarchal social order that governs their lives. Determined to create characters deeply rooted in the culture and speech of Kyoto, Mizoguchi once again collaborated with screenwriter Yoshikata Yoda, a Kyoto native with whom he had first worked onOsaka Elegy. Their partnership would go on to become one of the most celebrated director–screenwriter collaborations in Japanese cinema.
A commentary: A masterpiece that gazes with a penetrating eye at two contrasting geisha sisters living in Kyoto's Gion pleasure district. The older sister, old-fashioned and easily swayed by emotion, and the younger sister, modern and pragmatic... You can't take your eyes off the 19-year-old Yamada, who plays the younger sister rebelling against her submissive elder sibling and trying to toy with men, exuding a remarkable presence.
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