Japan Society NY
The Eagle and the Hawk / Washi to Taka
Directed by Umetsugu Inoue
With Yujiro Ishihara, Rentaro Mikuni, Ruriko Asaoka, Yumeji Tsukioka
Japan, 1957, 115 minutes, DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles
When: Saturday, December 15th at 4:30 PM
and Sunday, December 16th at 2 PM
With Yujiro Ishihara, Rentaro Mikuni, Ruriko Asaoka, Yumeji Tsukioka
Japan, 1957, 115 minutes, DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles
When: Saturday, December 15th at 4:30 PM
and Sunday, December 16th at 2 PM
Where: Japan Society NY
333 East 47th Street, NYC
Tickets - $14/$11 seniors & students / $10 members
A high seas adventure, murder mystery and revenge-driven melodrama all rolled into one, Inoue's follow-up to The Winner casts Ishihara as a cocky, musical seaman who joins the crew of a rusty cargo ship headed to Hong Kong. Amidst fist fights and scuffles along the way, two women on board vie for the ukulele-playing sailor's attention: a sultry stowaway and the captain's high-spirited daughter, who is also pursued by the ship's first mate. Morally ambiguous, Ishihara's character offered something new to Japanese cinema: a dirty hero with his own sense of justice and a way with song.
Part of Umetsugu Inoue: Japan's Music Man
Special Offer: Purchase all 3 Umetsugu Inoue films in the same transaction and receive $2 off each ticket!
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