Suzaki Paradise Red Light
Yuzo Kawashima / JP, 1956 / 81 min.
Yuzo Kawashima unsentimentally and empathically tells the story of a young marginalised couple trying to survive in a red light district in post-war Japan. New 4K restoration.
A bridge separates the Suzaki red light district from the more genteel parts of Tokyo; a neon sign indicating the boundary. Penniless couple Yoshigi and Tsutue stand there looking for work and somewhere to live. Just before they cross over to the other side, Tsutue finds work at one of the sake bars. Yuzo Kawashima unsentimentally and unjudgmentally portrays the struggles and survival strategies of the marginalised in post-war Japan.
New 4K restoration (by Nikkatsu)
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Director
Yuzo Kawashima
Production year
1956
Country
JP
Original title
Suzaki paradaisu: akashingo
Length
81 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
The Elegant Beasts of Yuzo Kawashima
Japanese director Yuzo Kawashima is seen as the ‘missing link’ between the classic Japanese cinema of the ’50s and the New Wave of the ’60s. He had a highly developed sense of the absurd, and in his films fought against hypocrisy and false facades.
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