Portrait of Chieko
Cast & Crew
Noboru Nakamura
Shima Iwashita
Eiji Okada
Takamaru Sasaki
Jin Nakayama
Yoko Minamida
Film Details
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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
Cast
Shima Iwashita

Eiji Okada
Takamaru Sasaki
Jin Nakayama

Yoko Minamida
Crew

Film Details
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Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
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Released in Japan in 1967 as Chieko-sho.
