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    The Moon Has Risen (Digital restoration)

    TANAKA Kinuyo 1955 Japan b/w 102min Japanese DCP
    Devised by the Directors Guild of Japan, jointly written by OZU Yasujiro and SAITO Ryosuke, this film is TANAKA Kinuyo’s second directorial feature. It tells the story of the ASAI family leading tranquil lives in Japan’s ancient capital Nara during late autumn and the three daughters' enchanting love story. While she is also a member of the cast, The Moon Has Risen successfully encapsulates TANAKA's unique strength as a pioneering female director, adding female perspectives to the story and its characters, both male and female, which she thought to be essential to her work.

    Director

    TANAKA Kinuyo

    The formidable acting career of TANAKA Kinuyo has long overshadowed her pioneering status as a filmmaker. Between 1953 and 1962, she directed six feature films, tackling unexplored topics such as breast cancer and women's sexuality. As an actress and a filmmaker, TANAKA's works embody the cultural changes of Japanese society and examine the intersections between women’s authorship and gender discourses in modern Japan.

    TANAKA Kinuyo

    1953 Love Letter 
    1955 The Moon Has Risen 
    1955 Forever a Woman 
    1960 The Wandering Princess 
    1961 Girl of the Night
    1962 Love Under the Crucifix 

    Director: TANAKA Kinuyo
    Screenwriter: SAITO Ryosuke, OZU Yasujiro
    Chief Producer: HAYASHIMOTO Hiroyoshi
    Executive Producer: KOI Eisei
    Cinematographer: MINE Shigeyoshi
    Editor: KONDO Mitsuo
    Lighting: FUJIBAYASHI Ko
    Production Designer: KIMURA Takeo
    Sound Recording: KAMIYA Masakazu
    Music: SAITO Takanobu
    Assistant Director: SAITO Buichi
    Planning: Directors Guild of Japan

    FURUKAWA Mami
    NIKKATSU Corporation
    m.furukawa@nikkatsu.co.jp

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