Uptown Lady: Days of Eros

1980 1h 9m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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A young wife of a blind older man undergoes strict and abusive training in his Geisha dance school. She had married her teacher after he was struck blind at the shock of his first wife’s death. The son from the first marriage, who fled the house after his mother died, returns and begins to pursue his step-mother. Will she succumb to his passionate advances or will she continue with her craft within a loveless marriage?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Izumi Shima
Atsuko Shingû(新宮亜津子)
Yoichiro Sanada
Takashi Shingû(新宮高志)
Chieko Harada
Mrs. Honma(本間夫人)
Kei Ogawa
Yudo Yoshikawa
Mrs. Tomokawa(友川夫人)
Eisuke Izumi
Kasuga-ryû Director(理事)
Ryuichi Nagashima
Sôichirô Shingû(新宮惣一郎)
Noriko Ryu
Mrs. Sano(佐野夫人)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaru Konuma
Writers: Masayasu Ōebara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaru Konuma, shot by Minoru Yoneda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Izumi Shima and Yoichiro Sanada and Chieko Harada carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0288322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaru Konuma directs. Minoru Yoneda behind the camera. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Masaru Konuma, shot by Minoru Yoneda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Izumi Shima and Yoichiro Sanada and Chieko Harada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0288322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.