Ten Women in Black
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Director: Kon Ichikawa Run Time: 103 min.
Format: Digital Projection
Release Year:
1961
Language: Japanese
Starring: Eiji Funakoshi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kyôko Kishida, Mariko Miyagi, Tamao Nakamura
A television executive’s nine mistresses conspire with his wife to have him killed. When Miwako, one of the mistresses, tells him of the plot, he decides to fake his own death in front of them all. The women panic and deny that they were ever serious about the murder, while Miwako even takes her own life in remorse. But, when they find out the man is still alive, they put their original plan back into action. Given complete creative freedom, Kon Ichikawa (Fires on the Plain) made this dark satire, one of the undiscovered gems of Japan’s cinematic Golden Age. Featuring a stunning cast of Daiei studio divas and striking monochrome photography by Setsuo Kobayashi (Blind Beast), this is a merciless dissection of social relations and gender roles in affluent post-war Japan. – Radiance Films
Format: Digital Projection
Release Year:
1961
Language: Japanese
Starring: Eiji Funakoshi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kyôko Kishida, Mariko Miyagi, Tamao Nakamura
A television executive’s nine mistresses conspire with his wife to have him killed. When Miwako, one of the mistresses, tells him of the plot, he decides to fake his own death in front of them all. The women panic and deny that they were ever serious about the murder, while Miwako even takes her own life in remorse. But, when they find out the man is still alive, they put their original plan back into action. Given complete creative freedom, Kon Ichikawa (Fires on the Plain) made this dark satire, one of the undiscovered gems of Japan’s cinematic Golden Age. Featuring a stunning cast of Daiei studio divas and striking monochrome photography by Setsuo Kobayashi (Blind Beast), this is a merciless dissection of social relations and gender roles in affluent post-war Japan. – Radiance Films
