1933 | Japan | Fiction

Minato no Nihonmusume (Japanese Girls at the Harbor)

  • Japanese 76 mins
  • Director | Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Writer | Mitsuru Suyama
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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Hiroshi Shimizu’s exquisite silent drama, set in the modernizing port town of Yokohama, tells of the humiliating downfall experienced by Sunako (Michiko Oikawa) after jealousy drives her to commit a terrible crime. With its lushly photographed landscapes and innovative visual storytelling, Japanese Girls at the Harbor shows a director at the peak of his powers and experimentation.

Jealousy Redemption Crime Modernity Tragedy
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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