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Ornamental Hairpin (Kanzashi, 『簪(かんざし)』)

 

  Written and Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu

Japan 1941 / Drama / 70 min / Black & White / Monaural / 1.33: 1 / NTSC /  In Japanese with Optional English Subtitles

Shinichi Himori , Kanji Kawara , Hiroko Kawasaki ., Koji Matsumoto, Hideko Mimura, Tsuneo Osugi , Masayoshi Otsuka .

Based on an Ibuse Masuji short story, this delightful escapist drama is set at a hot spring resort providing sanctuary to people of vastly different backgrounds and personalities bounded by one thing: their common desire to not leave. The resort's patrons include a Tokyo woman (Tanaka Kinuyo) with a mysterious past who develops a brief relationship with a wounded soldier (Ryu Chishu). A comedic piece filmed and set during wartime Japan, Kanzashi makes a statement with its lightness.