Portrait of Chieko

Portrait of Chieko (智恵子抄, Chieko-shō) is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura.[3] It is based both on the 1941 poetry collection Chieko-shō by Japanese poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura, dedicated to his wife Chieko (1886–1938), and on the 1957 novel Shōsetsu Chieko-shō by Haruo Satō.[1][2] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[4]

Portrait of Chieko
Directed byNoboru Nakamura
Screenplay by
  • Noboru Nakamura
  • Joe Hirose
Based on
Produced byMasao Shirai
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Takemura
Edited byKeiichi Uraoka
Music byMasaru Satō
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 5 June 1967 (1967-06-05) (Japan)
[1][2]
Running time
125 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

Reception

In a contemporary review, "Whit." of Variety described Portrait of Chieko as an "Exquisitely beautiful Japanese film", noting that Shima Iwashita "delivers a finely restrained performance of Oscar proportions, catching every nuance of character with consummate acting skill". The review went on to praise the cinematography by Hiroshi Takemura, Tatsuo Homada's art direction and Masaru Satō's score.[5]

Other adaptations

Takamura's poems had already been adapted for film in 1957. The film, also titled Chieko-shō, had been directed by Hisatora Kumagai and starred Sō Yamamura and Setsuko Hara.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "智恵子抄 1967". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "智恵子抄". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. "智恵子抄" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. Vol. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "March 20, 1968". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.
  6. "智恵子抄 1957". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. "智恵子抄". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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