Most of Mikio Naruse‘s postwar films center around working-class women of various ages who must confront society’s inequities and try to escape social determinism. “Lightning” is no exception — although this time it gives more screen time to a tapestry of female characters who represent many versions of the fate awaiting women in Japan at the time.
Sincerity is screening at Japan Society as part of the Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us program
The story nominally focuses on Kiyoko, a 23-year-old tour guide living with her family in Shitamachi, a working-class area of Tokyo. Kiyoko is a young woman who wishes she could benefit from the rapid modernization of Japan and spends her time comparing — somewhat unconvincingly — Tokyo to Paris for the benefit of the tourists under her care. Unfortunately for her, she lives in a deeply troubled family, which receives as much attention from Naruse as her own emotional journey.
Sincerity is screening at Japan Society as part of the Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us program
The story nominally focuses on Kiyoko, a 23-year-old tour guide living with her family in Shitamachi, a working-class area of Tokyo. Kiyoko is a young woman who wishes she could benefit from the rapid modernization of Japan and spends her time comparing — somewhat unconvincingly — Tokyo to Paris for the benefit of the tourists under her care. Unfortunately for her, she lives in a deeply troubled family, which receives as much attention from Naruse as her own emotional journey.
- 16/5/2025
- por Mehdi Achouche
- AsianMoviePulse
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