Untamed a.k.a. Untamed Woman (あらくれ, Arakure) is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on a novel by Shūsei Tokuda.[1][2][3]

Untamed
Arakure
Kanjiあらくれ
Directed byMikio Naruse
Written byYōko Mizuki
Based onRough Living (Arakure)
1915 novel
by Shūsei Tokuda
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
StarringHideko Takamine
CinematographyMasao Tamai
Edited byEiji Ooi
Music byIchirō Saitō
Production
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Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 22 May 1957 (1957-05-22)[1][2]
Running time
121 minutes[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot summary

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A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.

Cast

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Reception

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Donald Richie and Joseph L. Anderson found in protagonist Ōshima "one of the strongest characters Naruse ever created", but also an out-of-place "postwar strain of neuroticism" in Hideko Takamine's interpretation.[4]

Awards

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Background

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Untamed was Japan's submission to the 30th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "あらくれ (Untamed)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "あらくれ (Untamed)" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6004-9.
  4. ^ Anderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1959). The Japanese Film – Art & Industry. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company.
  5. ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第12回(1957年)" (in Japanese). Mainichi. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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