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Heinosuke Gosho
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Heinosuke Gosho began his career in 1925 as a disciple of Yasujiro Shimazu at Shochiku Studio. Young Gosho immediately proved his skill at the genre of "shomin-geki," stories of the life of ordinary people, characteristic of his mentor's work at that studio. Gosho's early films were criticized as "unsound" because they often involved characters physically or mentally handicapped (The Village Bride and Faked Daughter). Gosho's intention... was to illustrate a kind of warm and sincere relationship born in pathos. Today, these films are highly esteemed for their critique of feudalistic village life. Gosho was affected by this early criticism, however, and made his next films about other subjects.
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Madame's Neighbor , Heinosuke Gosho , 1931 First Japanese talkie which marks the disappearence of the "Benshi" or narrator who was often more famous than the actors in the silent films themselves. Their enormous popularity slows down the penetration of the sound film. (voie lactee)
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Gosho is believed to be at his best making films depicting the human side of life in his native Tokyo (Woman of Pale Night, Song of the Flower Basket, Where Chimneys Are Seen, and Comparison of Heights). However, the director ... worked in many other genres, including romantic melodrama, family drama, light comedy, and social drama. He further extended his range in such films as An Elegy, a contemporary love story, and A Woman of Osore-zan, which is unusual for its unfamiliar dark tones and its eccentricity. His experimental spirit is illustrated by his story of the treatment of a disturbed child with color-oriented visual therapy in Yellow Crow. Throughout his career, Gosho expressed his basic belief in humanistic values. The warm, subtle, and sentimental depiction of likable people is characteristic both of Gosho's major studio productions and his own independent films.
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For Japan’s first all-talking film, director Gosho set about filming the story of a writer who is having trouble working because the woman next door allows a jazz band to rehearse in her house. Gosho had to have the jazz band on hand at all times, playing off-camera while other scenes were being filmed.
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Even after the success of these films, Gosho had to accept many projects which he did not want to do. He later reflected that only those films that he really wanted to do were well-made. For example, he found the subject of The Living most appealing—its protagonist tries to protest against social injustice but is unable to continue his struggle to the end.
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The Consulate General of Japan in Saint-Peterburg introduces a retrospective of films of a bright Japanese film director Heinosuke Gosho. The screenings will be held in Dom Kino from January 29 to February 1.
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