In Akira Kurosawa's first film after the end of World War II, future beloved Ozu regular Setsuko Hara gives an astonishing performance as Yukie, the only female protagonist in Kurosawa's body of work and one of his strongest heroes. Transforming herself from genteel bourgeois daughter to independent social activist, Yukie traverses a tumultuous decade in Japanese history.
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May 19, 2022 Subject:
A woman's sacrifices for freedom.
The sheltered daughter of a liberal professor and then wife of an underground political dissident learns to make choices and take responsibility in fascist Japan. Moving and inspiring.
