In the middle ages nobleman turned bandit Taro (Shintaro Katsu) and his nymphet companion Aizen (Michiyo Aratama) seek refuge in an abandoned Buddhist temple in the mountains. When Taro’s ex-wife Kaede (Hideko Takamine) also arrives and tries unsuccessfully to win Taro back a bitter six month stand off ensues until a Buddhist priest (Kei Sato) turns up seeking shelter. Taro … Read the rest
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Hideko The Bus Conductress (Mikio Naruse, Japan, 1941)
Hideko Takamine (displaying real star wattage here even though she was only 17 at the time) plays the titular heroine Okoma, who works for a financially struggling bus company in a small, sleepy town and comes up with the idea of giving a speech to passengers about places of interest on her local bus route in order to drum up … Read the rest
