Appassionata

Appassionata

1984
2h 25min

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.

Appassionata

Storyline

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.
    Released
    1/14/1984
    Runtime
    2h 25min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    Toei Company
Cast
Yûko Natori
Yûko Natori
Tsuya Shimamura
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Acting
Kunihiko Mitamura
Kunihiko Mitamura
Acting
Aki Mizusawa
Aki Mizusawa
Shima Shimamura
Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada
Sei Shimamura
Mieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
Acting
Yoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita
Acting
Ayako Kobayashi
Ayako Kobayashi
Sei as a girl
Shirō Ōsaka
Shirō Ōsaka
Acting
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Sei's uncle
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Acting
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
Acting
Tomiko Ishii
Tomiko Ishii
Midwife
Shingo Misawa
Acting
Eizô Kitamura
Eizô Kitamura
Acting
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata
Acting
Takashi Noguchi
Takashi Noguchi
Acting
Ryoichi Kusanagi
Ryoichi Kusanagi
Acting
Ken'ichi Nagira
Acting
Yoshiro Ichikawa
Acting
Tokuko Miura
Acting
Naoji Iwata
Acting
Mineko Maruhira
Neighborhood lady
Kojin Tokuda
Acting
Masaharu Arikawa
Masaharu Arikawa
Acting
Kojirō Kawanami
Acting
Kōjiro Shirakawa
Acting
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Acting
Gorō Ōki
Acting
Michiko Tsujima
Acting
Tsuyako Okajima
Tsuyako Okajima
Acting
Mitsue Wakabayashi
Sei's grandmother
Kayoko Tominaga
Kura Shimamura
Mieko Hoshino
Mieko Hoshino
Neighborhood lady
Aki Sawa
Neighborhood lady
Mayumi Tokunaga
Neighborhood lady
Tankurô
Acting
Junichi Hosokawa
Acting
Mayumi Eda
Waitress
Katsuko Ōkawa
Katsuko Ōkawa
Acting
Keiko Nanase
Girl
Yuka Monma
Acting
Hiroshi Tanaka
Postman
Momiji Yamamura
Momiji Yamamura
Acting
Yoshiki Yamada
Acting
Shintarō Mibu
Acting
Shunji Kotani
Acting
Rantaro Mine
Acting
Michihiro Kinoshita
Michihiro Kinoshita
Rickshaw man
Yasushi Amaeda
Acting
Makoto Asai
Rickshaw man
Hiroyuki Sugaya
Acting
Sozaburo Yoshimi
Acting
Kozo Kotani
Acting
Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara
Narrator (voice)
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Acting
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Acting
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