Utamaro and His Five Women Movie Review 1946

Utamaro is a legendary 19th-century Edo artist who gained inspiration from Tokyo's "floating world," of courtesans, brothels, drinking parties, and violent passions. His gorgeous portraits worship women but he dislikes the complications that flesh-and-blood females bring. Heavily stylized look at the artistic impulse. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Art & Artists, Period Piece: 19th Century, Japan, Women, Oldest Profession

Screenplay

Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Minnosuke Bando, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kotaro Bando, Hisato Osawa, Tamezo Mochizuki, Hiroko Kawasaki

Cinematography

Shigeto Miki

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Music

Hisato Osawa, Tamezo Mochizuki