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sabotai · 01-14-2019, 09:29 PM

夜ごとの夢 (1933)
Yogoto no yume
English Title: Every-Night Dreams

Directed By: Naruse Mikio
Written By: Naruse Mikio
Starring: Kurishima Sumiko, Saitō Tatsuo, Yoshikawa Mitsuko
Length: 64 min.
Genre: Drama

This one was a bummer.

Omitsu (Kurishima Sumiko) works at a bar to support her son, Fumio. Her estranged husband, Mizuhara (Saitō Tatsuo) shows up one day wanting to see his son and convinces Omitsu to take him back. He also insists on providing for the family, however, he can't get work. He's frequently ill and is frail. He's not able to do manual labor.

Fumio gets hit by a car (seriously, almost every movie from Japan has someone getting hit by a car) and is hospitalized. Now the family is in real dire straits. Mizuhara breaks and resorts to robbery to get some money. Omitsu begs him to turn himself in. Instead, he leaves her the money and leaves.

The next morning his body is found. He had committed suicide by drowning himself. Omitsu tells her son that he must grow up to be strong...which I guess was the moral of the story?

Technically, it was Naruse at the same level as Apart From You. His zoom ins were better, it featured his typical frequent cuts and style. But man, the story was just depressing. Which would be fine, but it was essentially 60 minutes of watching a guy get repeatedly kicked while he was down. At first, you're thinking "what the hell is she doing taking that dead beat back", but then you see him get humiliated for 60 minutes before killing himself. Not really a plot there nor any real character development. Just see a guy get beat while he's down and now he's dead.

My Rating: 5/10
IMDB User Rating: 7.1/10 (380 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: N/A Critics, 88% of Audience (3.9 / 5 ; 27 votes)

01-14-2019, 09:29 PM	#285
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	夜ごとの夢 (1933) Yogoto no yume English Title: Every-Night Dreams Directed By: Naruse Mikio Written By: Naruse Mikio Starring: Kurishima Sumiko, Saitō Tatsuo, Yoshikawa Mitsuko Length: 64 min. Genre: Drama This one was a bummer. Omitsu (Kurishima Sumiko) works at a bar to support her son, Fumio. Her estranged husband, Mizuhara (Saitō Tatsuo) shows up one day wanting to see his son and convinces Omitsu to take him back. He also insists on providing for the family, however, he can't get work. He's frequently ill and is frail. He's not able to do manual labor. Fumio gets hit by a car (seriously, almost every movie from Japan has someone getting hit by a car) and is hospitalized. Now the family is in real dire straits. Mizuhara breaks and resorts to robbery to get some money. Omitsu begs him to turn himself in. Instead, he leaves her the money and leaves. The next morning his body is found. He had committed suicide by drowning himself. Omitsu tells her son that he must grow up to be strong...which I guess was the moral of the story? Technically, it was Naruse at the same level as Apart From You. His zoom ins were better, it featured his typical frequent cuts and style. But man, the story was just depressing. Which would be fine, but it was essentially 60 minutes of watching a guy get repeatedly kicked while he was down. At first, you're thinking "what the hell is she doing taking that dead beat back", but then you see him get humiliated for 60 minutes before killing himself. Not really a plot there nor any real character development. Just see a guy get beat while he's down and now he's dead. My Rating: 5/10 IMDB User Rating: 7.1/10 (380 votes) Rotten Tomatoes: N/A Critics, 88% of Audience (3.9 / 5 ; 27 votes)