Current title: The legendary life of The Showa goddess Hara Setsuko, who once became MacArthur's lover, announced that she chose to live in seclusion after the film, and never married for the rest of her life
If you've ever seen director Yasujiro Ozu's films, you're no stranger to the Japanese actress Setsuko Hara.
Setsuko Hara played a total of 108 roles in her lifetime, many of which were highly charismatic female characters. He has filmed classic films such as "Late Spring" and "Tokyo Story".
She is a goddess in the history of 20th-century Japanese cinema, and Yasujiro Ozu once affectionately called Hara Setsuko "Japan's best movie actress", and her smile was also hailed as the most charming smile in all of Japan.
Such a legendary actress was not always active on the big screen, and she was given as a gift to the American MacArthur as a lover at the most beautiful age. After that, he announced that he had withdrawn from the circle and chose to live in seclusion.
As a gift to MacArthur as a lover
Even if it was opposed by many countries such as China and the Soviet Union, Japan was not severely sanctioned, and even continued to retain the emperor system, and even The sinful Emperor Hirohito of Japan could be spared punishment and die.
After Japan announced its unconditional surrender, MacArthur was appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Japan, responsible for working in Japan.
At first, his attitude toward Japan was very arrogant, which made the whole of Japan very worried, and they decided to find a way to please the new "foreigner Emperor Taishang".
They presented MacArthur with countless treasures and a great gift, which was the famous Japanese showa goddess Setsuko Hara, who was only 25 years old.
Hara Setsuko's appearance is exquisite, slender, and she is a standard beauty. At the elaborate dance arranged by the Japanese top brass, MacArthur could not take his eyes off the sight of Hara Setsuko.
He firmly believed that this girl with this charming smile should belong to herself.
In fact, MacArthur already had a wife and even a son, but he did not care about these things at all, and began a passionate pursuit of the original owner.
Setsuko Hara showed her qualities as a professional actor and was indifferent to MacArthur. This kind of original knot is more attractive, and MacArthur is more fascinated by her. Soon, Setsuko Hara was with MacArthur as a mistress.
MacArthur was very pleased with this beauty plan, and Japan received many benefits, not only to continue to retain the imperial system, but also to obtain a lot of loose policies, and many war criminals were also pardoned.
This made many Japanese people grateful to Hara Setsuko, worshipped her as a goddess of all Japan, and hung huge pictures of her in many public places.
Therefore, Hara Setsuko is also known as the lover of the Japanese and the enemy of the Americans.
At an early age, he was forced to drop out of school due to his family's poverty
The woman who had fascinated MacArthur was named Setsuko Hara, and she was born into an ordinary family in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, to a family of eight children. Because of her family's relatively poor situation, Hara Jiezi dropped out of the girls' school under the compulsion to do so.
Later, at the suggestion of her brother-in-law Kumagai Torahisa, who is a director, Hara Setsuko tried to step into the film industry.
Hara Setsuko's appearance is beautiful, very recognizable, and she is also very talented in acting.
From the lively and agile sister next door to the mature woman who is independent and self-reliant, these characters are perfectly interpreted in the original works.
In this way, Hara Setsuko unexpectedly became a hit and became a representative of Japan's independence and elegance. Countless applause and honors poured in from her. He also represented Japan as a goodwill ambassador to Germany.
Setsuko's career path went exceptionally smoothly, and even after she was given to MacArthur as a gift, she was still active on the big screen.
This life lasted until 1951, when MacArthur was forced to return to the United States due to a miscommunication in his command during the Korean War, which led to great dissatisfaction with his superiors.
MacArthur's relationship with Hara came to an end, and in a later interview, Hara refused to mention the story between the two. Perhaps in her opinion, the past has gone with the smoke.
At this time, Hara Jiezi was not yet thirty years old, and there should be a bright future.
However, after filming "Tokyo Lovers" and "Zhongchen Zang", she announced that she would retire from the film and television circle for life. Hara said: "Movies have never really made me happy. ”
This news can't help but make the public uproar, but also let countless fans regret it.
He lived in seclusion in his lifetime of unmarried old age
After the shadow, Hara Setsuko chose to escape the world, and she moved to the ancient capital of Kamakura. Usually, he read quietly in The Ancient Warehouse, and does not communicate with outsiders much, and only occasionally communicates with his nephew through the phone.
This retreat lasted for 51 years.
The last time Setsuko Hara appeared in front of everyone was at Ozu Yasujiro's condolence meeting. Setsuko Hara put on light makeup to mourn him, but did not attend Ozu Yasujiro's funeral.
Since then, Setsuko Hara has been living in seclusion at Sekimyo-ji Temple, a place very close to where Director Ozu was buried.
This move by Hara Setsuko can't help but cause public speculation about her relationship with Yasujiro Ozu.
Ozu Yasujiro has praised Hara Insiko in public many times, and he does not hesitate to praise her. Many of his films are tailor-made for Hara.
Even at an izakaya party, Ozu Yasujiro sat next to Hara Setsuko, his face flushed, and his speech stuttered.
On the other hand, the original owner, who announced his retirement after MacArthur left, and now moved to live near the burial place of Yasujiro Ozu, makes people can't help but think about their relationship.
However, Hara Did not respond to this and did not choose to marry for the rest of her life. Because Setsuko Hara was unmarried all her life, she was affectionately known by the public as "eternal daughter" and "eternal saint", and was loved by the Japanese.
Until 2015, Hara Died of Pneumonia at the age of 95. The death of Hara Setsuko has made countless people saddened. Even now, half a century later, there are still people who remember her.