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Japan's goddess of the Showa era, Setsuko Hara, has too many unsolved mysteries.
Hara Setsuko
Is it a half-blood?
Was there any involvement with the Nazis when you were young?
Was he sacrificed to MacArthur as his mistress?
Why never get married all your life and stay single until you die?
If she hadn't been born in that era, if she hadn't been so beautiful, if she hadn't entered the show business, maybe everything would have been different!
It's just a pity, there are no ifs.
Miss of the raw silk merchant's household
In 1920, a beautiful baby girl was born in the town of Hotodani Ward, Tachigi-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture (now Tsukimitai, Hotoya Ward, Yokohama City). His father, Aita Fujinosuke, named his youngest daughter Masae Aida. The family is engaged in the raw silk wholesale business, and to Changjiang's father, it has been passed down to the fourth generation, and the Huitian family is also a wealthy family.
Setsuko Hara when she was young
But all this changed when Changjiang was 9 years old. In 1929, New York's stock price plummeted, the Great Depression swept the world, raw silk exports plummeted, and the Aita family's economy was in trouble. When you are rich, the eight children in the family are called prosperous, and when you are poor, each child becomes a heavy burden.
Change's older sister Mitsuyo Aita first entered the show business and married a film director named Kumagai Hisatora. A few years later, 14-year-old Changjiang dropped out of school to enter the film industry on the recommendation of his brother-in-law, and his initial idea was simple, he wanted to make money to support his family.
Setsuko Hara when she was young
The history of Japanese cinema is not much longer than that of China, with the first feature film shot in 1908 and Chinese feature films appearing five years later. At that time, there were no female actors in Japan, and almost all female roles were played by men. In the year of Masae Aida's birth, Shochiku, who ran a kabuki business, founded Shotiki and began training female actors. When Japanese cinema developed rapidly in the 30s of the 20th century, actresses became a scarce resource. The 14-year-old Changjiang is already taller than the average Japanese adult woman, with handsome eyebrows and beautiful appearance. So her brother-in-law Kumagai Hisatora suggested, "It's better to be an actor." ”
Hara Setsuko
From Changjiang's heart, she is reluctant because her personality is more introverted and not good at communicating with people. In her spare time, she only likes to read, and she never thinks about working in front of the camera. But the heavy reality weighed on her heart, she needed to make money to support her family, and actresses were the kind that came the fastest and most money.
Hara Setsuko
In the end, Changjiang still entered the Nikko Tama Studio under the introduction of his brother-in-law, and filmed "Young People Don't Hesitate" at the age of 15, in which the character is called Setsuko, and he gave a stage name according to this role: Setsuko Hara.
Fame rose
In the 30s of the 20th century, Japan was invading the three eastern provinces of the mainland and supporting the puppet Manchukuo. This behavior affected the interests of the old powers such as Britain and France on the mainland, and turned their faces with them. So the Japanese chose to lean on Nazi Germany, and the Japanese military department planned to make a film with Germany to show friendship, and the heroine chosen by the Japanese side was Tanaka Takashio.
Hara Setsuko
Tanaka Sudai has a goose egg face, but unfortunately he is not tall, and his eyebrows are thin, which is very Japanese-classical. But the German side is not satisfied, Europeans do not appreciate the classical beauty of the Eastern style, but at a glance look at Setsuko Hara, she is tall, bright eyes, both parents are Japanese, but she looks a little exotic. German director Arnold Fanck insisted that only Setsuko Hara could be called "universally beautiful", so he chose her as the heroine.
Japanese Embassy, Berlin, January 1937. From left, Rutte Eweler, Goebbels, Setsuko Hara, Samurai Trail Public
As soon as the film was released, Setsuko Hara immediately became the focus of the Japanese media, and the film called "Shinしき土" was also highly praised by the Nazi German government headed by Adolf Hitler. When she visited Berlin, Germany, in 1937, she was welcomed by relevant personnel of the Nazi German government and left a photo with Goebbels. The photo also became evidence of her involvement with Nazi Germany, and she was surrounded by infamy after the end of World War II.
Hara Setsuko
But Setsuko Hara could only say helplessly: "I am afraid that the profound content brought by "Shinしき土" at that time was profound. For me as a girl, of course, I don't know anything, I just act like a doll. ”
Next, Setsuko Hara starred in a large number of so-called "national policy movies" that publicized the war of aggression, advocated militarism, beautified the war of aggression, and boasted about the "achievements" of the Japanese military ... However, no matter how much Japan beautified its actions, the unjust war would eventually end, and in August 1945, the Japanese emperor announced his unconditional surrender.
Hara Setsuko
This year, Setsuko Hara was 25 years old, which is the most shining age for actresses. She has successively filmed Akira Kurosawa's directorial works "わが青春にregretなし", "Idiot" and other works, and has collaborated with director Yasujiro Ozu on many works.
However, Setsuko Hara, who became famous as a teenager, is so clean that she is incomprehensible, she does not shoot swimsuits, basically refuses to kiss scenes, and has never had an affair with an actor or the like.
Hara Setsuko
The media has been stubbornly asking: "Don't you want to get married?" Are your rumors with XXX true? But Setsuko Hara didn't respond throughout. As a result, there was a strange rumor that Setsuko Hara was sacrificed to General MacArthur by the Japanese emperor and became his mistress.
Love puzzles
After the end of World War II, Douglas MacArthur became the supreme commander of the Allied Forces in Japan and the commander of the Far East Army, and instantly grasped the power of life and death. In order to make their lives better, the Japanese military intends to offer a beauty scheme, and the candidate is the woman who has been praised by MacArthur: Setsuko Hara.
Hara Setsuko
Many people tell this story colorfully: 25-year-old Setsuko Hara appeared in a beautiful kimono under the arrangement of the Japanese military, which made MacArthur fans unable to take their eyes off. Then Setsuko Hara has been by MacArthur's side, secretly blowing the "pillow wind", which makes the Japanese military and the emperor's life much better. In exchange for the green light of her career, Setsuko Hara first became the image spokesperson of Shiseido Cosmetics, and then participated in many excellent movies and won many honors.
Hara Setsuko
This story is very interesting, after it came out, many Japanese people researched, but did not get any evidence that the two were together, it seems that it does not matter what the truth is, the fabricated rumor is more imaginative, in the chaotic period after the war, this rumor was widely circulated, and many people felt that it was true.
Setsuko Hara has converged her emotions extremely deeply in her life, and if you have to talk about feelings, perhaps her relationship with director Yasujiro Ozu is more timeless and more suitable for oriental tastes.
Director Yasujiro Ozu
Ozu first met Setsuko Hara in 1937, he saw Setsuko Hara's famous work in the cinema, that is, the Japanese-German co-production film "Shinしき土", Ozu felt that the image of Setsuko Hara was very good, and it must be a very good thing to use such an actress.
It wasn't until 12 years later that the two had their first collaboration, but after that, the two continued to work together, and it was Ozu's films that established Setsuko Hara as Japan's first actress.
Hara Setsuko
It is said that Ozu immediately blushed when he saw Hara Setsuko for the first time, and then muttered, "Setsu is such a beauty." ”
Yasujiro Ozu once said: "Actually, this is not a compliment. I think she (Setsuko Hara) is the best movie actress in Japan. As the cooperation between the two deepened, rumors that Setsuko Hara was going to marry were rampant, which was a rare scandal for the female star, and many Japanese media rushed to report: "The eternal saint Setsuko Hara is getting married, and the object is director Yasujiro Ozu." ”
Hara Setsuko
And Setsuko Hara herself, her brother-in-law, and Ozu's mother all came out to refute the rumors, and Setsuko Hara said: "I obviously don't have a boyfriend now." And Ozu's mother's words are slightly intriguing: "Inuko said that he will not marry an actor and go home." ”
Ozu and Setsuko Hara
Although the parties unanimously denied the marriage news, the two never seemed to be bothered by rumors. Ozu invited Setsuko Hara to film, and when other directors questioned Setsuko Hara's acting skills, Ozu defended: "Miss Hara has her suitable role, and the director can't know people well, so it's hard to blame." ”
Hara Setsuko
No matter how much people speculate, this relationship stops at the end of the ceremony. They may love each other, but no one has broken this layer of window paper, so that this relationship is always in the fog, making people unable to see the truth.
Everything changed when Ozu died young.
Retreat to Kamakura
In the 60s of the 20th century, just 60 years old Yasujiro Ozu, after filming his last work "The Taste of Saury", suddenly fell ill, and doctors diagnosed him with cancer, and his days were numbered. During this time, Setsuko Hara also quietly disappeared from the public eye, and as for where she went, whether she was with Ozu, it is no longer known.
Hara Setsuko
On December 12, 1963, Yasujiro Ozu died of cancer. When his friends gather at Ozu's mansion to keep vigil for him, Hara's name is not found in the autograph book, only an unfamiliar name: Masae Aida.
When Masae Aita appeared in front of everyone, everyone learned that Setsuko Hara used her real name. Ozu's friend Yuharu Atsuta said, "When I saw Miss Setsuko Hara appear, I greeted her at the entrance, and when I saw Miss Hara's face, I suddenly burst into tears and couldn't control myself. We cried loudly, and we cried, we cried..."
Ozu and Setsuko Hara
After collecting her tears, Setsuko Hara and the group kept vigil for Ozu, and when the media photographed her, she still showed the decency and restraint on her face in the movie.
Ozu and Setsuko Hara
Setsuko Hara wrote in the newspaper: "After I become an old woman, if it is a movie of Mr. Hara, let me play a supporting role." But when I think that my husband is no longer in this world, I am sad... It's not just that I can't work as an actress, but there is indeed a sense of loneliness in my heart. I thought his death was also a very pity for Japanese movies. ”
Ozu never married in his life, and he liked Kamakura very much. In 1952, he bought a second-hand house near Kita-Kamakura Jochiji-ji Temple, and spent the last years of his life in Kamakura, where he was eventually buried at Enkakuji Temple in Kitakura.
Hara Setsuko
At the age of 42, she has not yet passed the flowering period of an actress, but Setsuko Hara seems to have completely lost her fighting spirit. She moved to Kamakura after she stopped shadowing, she did not think about marriage, and finally her second sister's son and daughter-in-law gave her the end.
Hara Setsuko
Setsuko Hara's later life is a mystery, she lived in seclusion, when she was young, she once said that she wanted to see the world after retirement, but when she really retired, she became a "house girl" who did not leave home. According to her neighbors, she can occasionally be seen walking outside, wearing a hat with a large brim and sunglasses, hiding in the crowd as if she were an ordinary resident. In her later years, when she introduced herself to others, she said: "I am just an ordinary old lady. ”
On September 5, 2015, Masae Aita passed away after writing his last words "I want to go home".
Hara Setsuko
Setsuko Hara said in an interview: "I still have some longing for married life in my heart, but none of this matters. Allow me to say a big word here: people, after all, are they still lonely, aren't they? ”
Ozu, on the other hand, wrote at the beginning of the article "I Seem to Be Old": "I didn't resist anything to insist on being single, but I just unintentionally continued to this day." ”
Yasujiro Ozu
The two seem to have an indifferent attitude towards both emotions and marriage, perhaps once had a heartbeat, may have cherished each other, or may have inspired sparks in artistic collaborations, but these things did not ultimately support the two to come together. Fellow travelers may not be able to bond, but such forbearance is more oriental and moving than those mistress rumors.
Hara Setsuko
Leaving the stage in her 40s, leaving all the good things to Setsuko Hara, and giving birth to Masae Aida, a girl who did not like to show her face, can finally read and write quietly, and spend the rest of her life.