Synopsis

Release Date: 03/13/1989
Rating: Not Yet Available
Runtime: 2 hr 5 mins
Genre: Drama
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba , Shima Iwashita , Eiji Okada , Jin Nakayama

Tetsuro Tamba portrays Kotaro Takamura, one of Japan's most celebrated artists. A poet and sculptor, Takamura is married to Chieko (Shima Iwashita), who has artistic aspirations of her own. She gradually comes to realize that her husband has all the talent in the family; as she sinks deeper into depression, Takamura tries to comfort her by writing several poems in her honor. She descends into insanity, while Takamura manifests his despair into some of his greatest artistic achievements. Originally titled Chieko-sho, this Japanese film earned a 1968 Oscar nomination for "Best Foreign Film."

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