Archive of films All Mixed Up / Manji
Japan
1964, 90 min
Section:
Tribute to Yasuzô Masumura
Year: 2023
Synopsis
Incredibly daring and ahead of its time, the first of Masumura's three adaptations of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s stories is an explicit lesbian-themed drama that had no parallel either in Hollywood or in much of the wider world at the time. Kyōko Kishida is the childless, unhappy wife Sonoko, who falls under the spell of the beguiling art pupil Mitsuko (Masumura’s muse Ayako Wakao), much to the chagrin of the former’s husband and the latter’s fiancé and secret lover. Part chic erotica, part study of the conflict of blinding desire and domesticity, Masumura conjures up this sensationalistic tale in warm colors, lending the story a deceptive sheen reflective of a time and place governed by appearances.
Joseph Fahim
Contacts
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About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Tribute to Yasuzô Masumura |
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Director: | Yasuzô Masumura |
Screenplay: | Kaneto Shindô |
Dir. of Photography: | Setsuo Kobayashi |
Music: | Tadashi Yamanouchi |
Sound: | Takeo Suda |
Editor: | Tatsuji Nakasizu |
Art Director: | Tomoo Shomigawara |
Production: | DAIEI studio, Kadokawa Corporation |
Cast: | Ayako Waka, Kyōko Kishida, Eiji Funakoshi |
Sales: | Kadokawa Corporation |