Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun |
| Original title | 武士 の 一 分 |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 121 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Yōji Yamada |
| script | Yōji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu , Ichirō Yamamoto |
| production |
Hiroshi Fukazawa , Ichirō Yamamoto, Takeo Hisamatsu |
| music | Isao Tomita |
| camera | Mutsuo Naganuma |
| cut | Iwao Ishii |
| occupation | |
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Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun ( Japanese 武士 の 一 分 , Bushi no Ichibun , Eng . "The honor of a warrior") is a Japanese historical drama by director Yōji Yamada from 2006 . The staging is the final part of Yamada's so-called “Samurai Trilogy”, consisting of Samurai of the Twilight (2002), The Hidden Blade (2004) and Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun (2006). The short story Mōmokuken Kodamagaeshi ( 盲目 剣 谺 返 し ) from Shūhei Fujisawa's Kakushi Ken Shūfūshō ( 隠 し 剣 秋風 抄 ) serves as a literary template . The tragic work is about a young invalid who, despite the threat of social decline, dignifiedly maintains his love for his wife.
The samurai film had its European premiere as the opening film of the Panorama Special section on February 9, 2007 as part of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival ; In 2003 and 2005 the first two parts ran in the Berlinale competition. The work, set in the end of the samurai era, was released on March 13, 2008 in the original language with subtitles in cinemas in German-speaking Switzerland.
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At the end of the 19th century, when technological and administrative modernization led to the westernization of Japanese society, the samurai class threatened to slide into inoperability and poverty. The imminent Meiji restoration later heralds the decline of the warrior class.
The young Shinnojo Mimura is a lower-ranking samurai who tastes the food daily with like-minded people at the court of a daimyo . He never saw the frail sovereign prince and liege lord. The humiliating duty makes him dissatisfied. His dream is to open a kendō- dojo for children from all walks of life . A lack of courage and secure employment at court make the 30- koku samurai hesitate.
One rainy day, fate strikes mercilessly. The pre-tasted meal, an incorrectly prepared clam, makes Shinnojo sick. The food poisoning leading to unconsciousness, high fever and ultimately irreparable damage to the retina. The samurai who lived the Bushidō Code went blind and could no longer hold his position at court. Shinnojo and his caring wife Kayo, as well as his faithful servant Tokuhei, now look to an uncertain future. The reserved, melancholy and serious invalid now leads a humiliating existence, looked after by Kayo, who hardly leaves his side.
Out of deep love, Kayo finally begins with secrets that are supposed to protect her needy husband from losing his honor. The relatives also try to help. The family council meets. A little hastily, Kayo decided to visit the high-ranking samurai Tōya Shimada in person to secure the annuity for the invalid Shinnojo. The seedy Tōya uses the neediness of the supplicant and blackmails Kayo to love, but remains inactive.
Due to Kayo's good care, Shinnojo gradually gets used to his blindness. At a different time, the daimyo grants his loyal subordinate a lifelong annuity for the performance of his duties - without the help of the influential Tōya. His dubious offer of help turns out to be a dramatic lie. When Shinnojo is told that Kayo is cheating on him, a world collapses for the man who is dependent on outside help. Embittered, he has Kayo shadowed. The latter finally confesses to forced adultery, whereupon she is cast out by the jealous husband. Weeks later, Shinnojo learns that Tōya has deliberately deceived Kayo. The visually impaired samurai then swears revenge. Guided by a swordsman master, he begins a seemingly hopeless training. Finally, he challenges the dishonorable samurai Tōya, a renowned swordsman, to a duel. In a show of strength, Shinnojo can seriously injure his opponent, so that he chooses the ritualized suicide . At the end of the film, Shinnojo takes his dearly loved Kayo back in with confidence.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film describes the production as a “ visually powerful chamber play with restrained acting ”. Gerhard Midding praises the production in the Berliner Zeitung . Yamada “ lovingly ” takes a look “ into everyday life, into the domestic life of a samurai ”. The director accompanies “ his characters on their course ” and takes on their “ movements like a familiar caring about them. "
Awards
- 2007: Ten nominations: Best Film , Best Director , Best Screenplay , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Production Design , Best Editing , Best Music , Best Sound and Best Supporting Actress
- 2007: Mutsuo Naganuma received an award in the Best Camera category
- 2007: Award for Best Supporting Actor for Takashi Sasano
- 2007: Award in the Best Lighting category for Takeshi Nakasu
- 2007: Nomination in the Best Film category
- 2007: Award in the category of best young actress for Rei Dan
- 2007: Award in the category of best young actress for Rei Dan
- 2007: Award for Best Supporting Actor for Takashi Sasano (together with Teruyuki Kagawa)
- 2007: Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for Takashi Sasano (also for A Hardest Night !! )
- 2007: Sponichi Grand Prix for the best young actress: Rei Dan
- Nikkan Sports Film Awards
- 2007: Ishihara Yūjirō Prize
- 2007: Best Actor Award for Takuya Kimura
- 2007: Award for Best Supporting Actor for Takashi Sasano
- 2007: Golden Cup in the Best Music category for Isao Tomita
Web links
- Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Entry on cineman.ch , accessed on July 21, 2010
- ^ Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ cf. Film critic Gerhard Midding in the Berliner Zeitung on February 9, 2007
- ↑ Takashi Sasano declined his nomination for Best Actor, see IMDb entry