Kagirinaki Zenshin (限りなき前進, lit. "Limitless advance") is a 1937 Japanese drama film by Tomu Uchida based on an original idea by Yasujirō Ozu.
| Kagirinaki Zenshin | |
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| Directed by | Tomu Uchida |
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| Cinematography | Michio Hekikawa |
| Music by | Eiichi Yamada |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
editThe protagonist, Tokumaru, is laid off from his corporate job. Unable to accept this, he convinces himself that he has actually been promoted instead. He begins to show up at work, acting like an important man and embarrassing his family and former co-workers.[3]
Cast
edit- Isamu Kosugi
- Hisako Takihana
- Yukiko Todoroki
- Ureo Egawa
Legacy
editDai-bosatsu tōge was screened in a surviving incomplete print of 74 minutes length in the Museum of Modern Art as part of a retrospective on Tomu Uchida in 2016.[4]
Awards
editKagirinaki Zenshin received the 1938 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film.[5]
References
edit- ^ "限りなき前進". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "限りなき前進". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Hotta, Eri (2013). Japan 1941. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-307-59401-3.
- ^ "Kagirinaki zenshin (Unending Advance). 1937. Directed by Tomu Uchida". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Kinema Junpo Awards 1938". IMDb. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links
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