A Ball at the Anjo House
A Ball at the Anjo House (安城家の舞踏会, Anjō-ke no butōkai) is a 1947 Japanese film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. The film won 1947 Kinema Junpo Award for the best film.[1]
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 Original Japanese theatrical poster. | |
| Directed by | Kōzaburō Yoshimura |
| Produced by | Takeshi Ogura |
| Written by | Kōzaburō Yoshimura Kaneto Shindo |
| Starring | Setsuko Hara Osamu Takizawa Masayuki Mori |
| Music by | Chuji Kinoshita |
| Cinematography | Toshio Ubukata |
| Edited by | Yoshi Sugihara |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.
Cast
- Setsuko Hara as Atsuko Anjō
- Osamu Takizawa as Tadahiko Anjō
- Masayuki Mori as Masahiko Anjō
- Yumeko Aizome as Akiko Anjō
- Masao Shimizu as Ryūzaburō Shinkawa
- Keiko Tsushima as Yōko Shinkawa
Awards
- 1948: Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Film
- 1948: Mainichi Film Award - Best Actor for Masayuki Mori [2]
References
- "Kinema Junpo Award (1947)". IMDB.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "Awards for "A Ball at the Anjo House"". IMDB.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
- A Ball at the Anjo House at IMDb
- 安城家の舞踏会 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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