1943 | Japan | Fiction

Ikite iru Magoroku (The Living Magoroku)

  • Japanese English 89 mins
  • Director | Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Writer | Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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A superstitious farming family is hesitant to use its fields to grow crops to help feed the nation’s troops. Keisuke Kinoshita’s rural drama was made to promote the war effort, but his story branches off in many directions, including one subplot about the family’s heirloom samurai sword and another about a blossoming young romance.

Tradition War Duty Superstition Heritage
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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