Okuni et Gohei

Original title: Okuni to Gohei

1952
1h 31m

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Kogure is the widow of an assassinated samurai and Otani was that man's pupil. They have been sent out to seek revenge on the murderer, Kogure's first suitor, but their long and arduous jour... Read allKogure is the widow of an assassinated samurai and Otani was that man's pupil. They have been sent out to seek revenge on the murderer, Kogure's first suitor, but their long and arduous journey has so far been fruitless.Kogure is the widow of an assassinated samurai and Otani was that man's pupil. They have been sent out to seek revenge on the murderer, Kogure's first suitor, but their long and arduous journey has so far been fruitless.

Director
- Mikio Naruse
Writers
- Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
- Toshio Yasumi
Stars

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7.0/10

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Director
- Mikio Naruse
Writers
- Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
- Toshio Yasumi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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6/10

Minor Naruse...But Very Good, Of Course

Michiyo Kogure married a samurai, and Tomoemon Otani was his apprentice. Then along came Sô Yamamura and killed that samurai. Now honor demands that his widow and apprentice must take revenge by killing Yamamura. And so they set out on the long road to find him. Truths will be revealed, and characters will change.

Mikio Naruse's movie is a character study. How does the individual exist in a ritual-bound society, and does happiness and love of life matter, even to the individual... and are motives clean and separable? An anecdote is stretched out to full feature length, thanks to an excellent cast under skilled direction, and some nice, fog-bound cinematography by Kazuo Yamada, but despite the skill, it's never more than watchable.