The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970 Japanese film by Nagisa Ōshima
- 27 June 1970 (1970-06-27)
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The Man Who Left His Will on Film (Japanese: 東京戦争戦後秘話 Tokyo senso senyo hiwa; lit. Secret History of the Post-Tokyo-War Period[1]) is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima and starring Kazuo Goto and Emiko Iwasaki. The film is also known as He Died After the War.[2]
Premise
The plot revolves around young activists in Tokyo in the wake of the 1968 student protests. While being chased by the police, one of them, a filmmaker, dies.
Cast
- Kazuo Goto as Shoichi Motoki
- Emiko Iwasaki as Yasuko
- Kazuo Hashimoto as Takagi
- Sukio Fukuoka as Tanizawa
- Kenichi Fukuda as Matsumura
- Hiroshi Isogai as Sakamoto
- Kazuya Horikoshi as Endo
- Tomoyo Oshima as Akiko
Analysis and reception
The Man Who Left His Will on Film is considered one of Oshima’s best achievements[3][4] It has been compared to Fellini's 8½ for its complex point of view[5]
The film is also remembered for its soundtrack by Tōru Takemitsu.[6]
References
- ^ Vicari, Justin (2016-06-05). Japanese Film and the Floating Mind: Cinematic Contemplations of Being. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2496-9.
- ^ "The Man Who Left His Will On Film (Tokyo Senso Sengo Hiwa) | BAMPFA". bampfa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Linnarz, Rouven (2022-02-11). "Film Review: The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970) by Nagisa Oshima". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "The Man Who Left His Will on Film". TIFF. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Branigan, Edward (2012-01-02). Point of View in the Cinema: A Theory of Narration and Subjectivity in Classical Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-081759-1.
- ^ Cooke, Mervyn (2008-09-25). A History of Film Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-26486-7.
External links
- The Man Who Left His Will on Film at IMDb
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Films directed by Nagisa Ōshima
- A Town of Love and Hope (1959)
- Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
- The Sun's Burial (1960)
- Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
- The Catch (1961)
- Violence at Noon (1966)
- Tales of the Ninja (1967)
- Double Suicide: Japanese Summer (1967)
- Death by Hanging (1968)
- Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1968)
- Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
- Boy (1969)
- The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970)
- The Ceremony (1971)
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
- Empire of Passion (1978)
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- Max, Mon Amour (1986)
- Taboo (1999)