Underplayed Gems

Dôkoku (1952)

Dôkoku poster
Original title
慟哭
Directed by
Shin Saburi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man deals with personal grief and emotional turmoil in postwar Japan. The story follows his quiet struggle as he faces loss and tries to move forward.

melancholicslow-pacedintrospectiverestrainedsomberunderstatedemotional

What happens

『慟哭』(どうこく)は、佐分利信監督による1952年に製作・同年10月16日に公開された日本映画である。新東宝と東京プロダクションの共同製作。監督の佐分利は本作で監督5作目であるとともに、主演も兼ねている。第26回キネマ旬報ベスト・テンで第10位に選出された。主演の佐分利は、本作、『波』(中村登監督)、『お茶漬の味』(小津安二郎監督)での演技により、第7回毎日映画コンクール男優主演賞を受賞した。本作には、俳優座の俳優が多数特別出演している。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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