Portrait of Chieko
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Noboru Nakamura
Director
Shima Iwashita
Chieko
Eiji Okada
Tsubaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Koun Takamura
Jin Nakayama
Hoshu
Yoko Minamida
Kazuko
Film Details
Also Known As
Chieko-sho
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 13 Mar 1968
Production Company
Shochiku Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Shosetsu Chieko Sho by Haruo Sato (Japan, 1963).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
Chieko, wife of the renowned Japanese poet and sculptor Kotaro Takamura, desperately seeks to express her own artistry as a painter. She passionately devotes herself to the creation of beauty, but critical response is discouraging, and the dawning realization that she lacks the creative capacity to achieve her goal begins to drive her mad. Kotaro grows to the task of understanding his wife's problem and tenderly ministers to her wants, writing moving poems to and about her. Chieko finally admits defeat and abortively attempts suicide. Her mental condition deteriorates rapidly, and she finally dies of pneumonia.
Director
Noboru Nakamura
Director
Cast
Shima Iwashita
Chieko
Eiji Okada
Tsubaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Koun Takamura
Jin Nakayama
Hoshu
Yoko Minamida
Kazuko
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Chieko-sho
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 13 Mar 1968
Production Company
Shochiku Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Shosetsu Chieko Sho by Haruo Sato (Japan, 1963).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
1968
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Released in Japan in 1967 as Chieko-sho.
