In a historical moment when all artists were required to come together and contribute to the patriotic cause, “The Whole Family Works” by Mikio Naruse stands out as a peculiar instance of Japanese wartime cinema. In fact, while foreshadowing the hardships of the conflict, it focuses on a large family of the urban proletariat (a subject substantially foreign to the shoshimin eiga genre) and the individualistic drive of its members, rather than upholding a superimposed narrative of harmony.
The Whole Family is screening at Metrograph as part of the Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us program
In the suburbs of a large city, the Ishimuras can barely survive on the salary of their head (Musei Tokugawa) and of their three eldest sons. Among them, Kiichi (Akira Ubukata) proves to be more academically inclined than his brothers, and thus expresses the desire to attend high school. Said ambition is opposed...
The Whole Family is screening at Metrograph as part of the Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us program
In the suburbs of a large city, the Ishimuras can barely survive on the salary of their head (Musei Tokugawa) and of their three eldest sons. Among them, Kiichi (Akira Ubukata) proves to be more academically inclined than his brothers, and thus expresses the desire to attend high school. Said ambition is opposed...
- 5/23/2025
- by Giovanni Stigliano
- AsianMoviePulse
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