Sinopsis
The first Japanese film written and directed by women, Eternal Breasts (Chibusa yo eien nare) tells the story of a successful poet who after divorcing has to start fighting breast cancer.
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909-1977) was an iconic Japanese actress and director, with a career of more than 250 films. After World War II, she became the second woman to direct films in Japan. Tanaka was the director of six films between 1953 and 1962 with which she addressed issues such as colonial experiences or sexuality from a feminist perspective, thus challenging the dominant representations of women in Japanese cinema of the time. In addition to her successful collaboration with Kenji Mizoguchi, she also worked with great filmmakers such as Ozu and Naruse.
Year of production: 1955
Running Time: 110 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Director: Kinuyo Tanaka
Cast: Yumeji Tsukioka, Ryôji Hayama, Junkichi Orimoto
Production: Eisei Koi
Screenwriter: Sumie Tanaka
Cinematographer: Kumenobu Fujioka
Production companies: Nikkatsu
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Festivals: Tokyo International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mar de Plata Internacional Festival, Las Palmas Film Festival.
