#Yoshitaro Nomura

[fuckyeahmeikokaji]

Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in the trailer for Bad Sorts (わるいやつら), 1980, directed by Yoshitaro Nomura (野村芳太郎).

I posted the trailer here: https://youtu.be/FYRzmS_LdHo

[dare-g]

Zero Focus (1961)

[shihlun]

Yoshitaro Nomura

- Zero Focus

1961

[criteriondiary]

Stakeout　野村芳太郎　「張込み」

Directed by Yoshitaro Nomura • 1958 • Japan Starring Minoru Oki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Hideko Takamine

主題　

刑事である主人公が、犯人の恋人を張込み、犯人を捕まえる物語

目のズームアップ

１、発端、状況設定

駅から始まる。長い列車の旅、佐賀に着く。張込みが始まる。残された時間は、６日。年上の夫との平凡そうな生活を送る高峰秀子。主人公が、少しづづ、感情移入というか同情、そして疑問を抱きはじめる。

２、葛藤、事件

祭りの日。傘を直すおじいさんが、女の家を訪れる。主人公が東京に戻る前日、高峰秀子が外出、それを追う刑事。彼らを寂れた温泉宿のそばで見つける。女は、沖縄に逃げる男についていく決意をする。

３、解決

宿で逮捕される男。それを知理、慟哭する高峰。

駅のホーム。主人公が、恋人に電報（結婚）をうつ。

「この女は、数時間の命を燃やしたに過ぎなかった。今晩からまたあのケチな夫と先妻の子供たちとの生活に戻らなければならない。そして明日からは、あんな情熱が潜んでいようとは思えない平凡な姿でミシンを踏んでいるだろう。」

[transgender-mothman]

3 8 10 for the movie meme!

3. a foreign language film:

Oh boy oh boy oh boy how do I even remotely try to narrow this down. World cinema is my bread and butter, about equal with horror (which you also asked about!!). So I'm gonna try to pick some thing for these categories that isn't talked about quite as much as others I could recommend. My recommendation for foreign language this round is the Demon (1978) from Japan, directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. It is a rough watch, and I could probably make a case for it being a horror film, but ... regardless, I'm recommending it. It's a movie about a man whose illegitimate children are dumped on him out of the blue by his mistress, and the spiral into amorality that follows as he is confronted with just how hard it is to provide for these kids, particularly when his wife hates them. It's one of those movies I had to sit in quiet to absorb after it was over. TW for child abuse.

8. a film set in a place you always wanted to visit:

M (1931) is set in Berlin, which is a place I've always wanted to visit! It's also a fabulous film that remains one of the most influential, and the last fifteen minutes are TENSE. A serial killer who targets children attempts to evade getting caught in the midst of a manhunt and the outrage and paranoia his crimes have caused---- even among other criminals.

10. a film whose main genre is horror:

The Changeling (1980) is one of my personal favourites and has been since I was little, and imho it's the best haunted house movie ever made. It does a lot with very little--- there's no fancy special effects, no blood or viscera. It is all about heavy mood and ambiance, and some great, subtle, nuanced creepiness. Go in blind if you can, but TW there are a couple of well earned jump scares (albeit surprisingly few considering the genre--- and none are the stereotypical screaming black cat in a cupboard). It's also a Canadian film, and stars the always ornery and fun to watch George C. Scott!

[anamon-book]

八つ墓村 松竹株式会社事業部 原作＝横溝正史、監督＝野村芳太郎、出演＝萩原健一・小川真由美・渥美清・山崎努・山本陽子 ほか

[f1lms4ever]

Suspicion [1982] dir. by Yoshitaro Nomura

[cry-bastion]

Castle of Sand (1974), dir. Yoshitaro Nomura

Is there really such a thing as happiness in this world? I don't think it's ever truly existed. What people are chasing is an illusion.

[hotpotdragon]

Zero Focus (1961)

[fuckyeahmeikokaji]

Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Junko Miyashita (宮下順子) in a press photo for Bad Sorts (わるいやつら), 1980, directed by Yoshitaro Nomura (野村芳太郎).

Scanned from the July 1980 issue of Kinema Junpo (キネマ旬報).

[thefatedland]

[shihlun]

Yoshitaro Nomura

- Zero Focus

1961

[clemsfilmdiary]

The Castle of Sand / Suna no utsuwa (1974, Yoshitarō Nomura)

砂の器　（野村芳太郎）

3/5/22

[romdocitizen]

Stakeout [aka The Chase] (1958) dir. Yoshitaro Nomura, cinematography by Seiji Inoue

[present--absence]

Stakeout, 1958