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In 1978, in order to promote friendly cultural exchanges between China and Japan,
The "Japan Film Week" event was held in the mainland.
At that time, we also introduced three films: "Manhunt", "Looking Home", and "The Story of the Fox".
Among them, the most discussed is the movie "Wangxiang", which is still talked about until now.
At that time, when "Wangxiang" was introduced, it also attracted many Chinese audiences to watch the movie.
And it also brought a very different experience to the Chinese audience at that time.
This movie is about a large number of poor women in Japan who are sold to Nanyang as prostitutes.
In order to investigate this history, the female historian Keiko Mitani visited the town of Sakitsu.
Uncovers the story of Akipo's tragic past experiences.
At that time, most Chinese audiences had never been exposed to movies with this theme.
So in order to consider the acceptance of Chinese audiences at that time, "Wangxiang" deleted many nude scenes.
But for many, it's still a culture shock.
This imported film also caused a very big sensation at the time.
In fact, when I looked back at "Wangxiang", I found that the degree of nudity at that time was not out of line now.
But at that time, many people had already positioned it as a "large-scale" movie.
After the film caused repercussions in China, the Japanese actors who starred in it also had a high reputation in China.
In particular, Kurihara Komaki, the actor of the protagonist Keiko Mitani, has frequently appeared on major domestic programs.
References:
China Economic Net, November 24, 2008 - 1978: The Transformation of Thinking - On "Wangxiang"
Directed by Kei Kumai
It has been 46 years since "Wangxiang" was released in China,
Most of the leading actors have entered their old age, and some actors have even passed away.
The first is in the director of this film, Kei Kumai,
Kei Kumai passed away in Tokyo in 2007, and looking back on Kei Kumai's film career, many masterpieces were born.
In 1968, a "Kurobe Sun" made Kei Kumai one of Japan's highest-grossing directors.
Not to mention "Looking Home", this film won the Berlin Film Festival.
The heroine Kurihara Komaki has become even more famous since then.
Many of his works are well-known at home and abroad, and "The Death of a Master Tea Ceremony" made him wait for the Silver Lion trophy at the Venice Film Festival.
On May 23, 2007, Xiong Qiming's son issued a statement saying that his father had died in the hospital.
References:
China News Network, May 25, 2007 - Japanese director Kei Kumai died of illness at the age of 76
Hiroyo Tanaka
The actor of Akipo in "Wangxiang" is Japan's "national treasure" actor Tanaka Kinyo.
The film is also based on the tragic experience of Akipo.
Tanaka Kinyo was born in 1909, and she is also one of the "greatest actresses" in Japanese film history.
Her film career spanned two eras of Japanese cinema and left behind 250 works in her lifetime.
In 1924, Tanaka Kinyo filmed his first work,
After that, her acting career was also in full swing,
Tanaka Kinyo not only has a deep attainment in acting, but he also shows his talent as a director.
It can be said that Tanaka Kinyo was completely born for the big screen.
In 1974, she starred in the movie "Wangxiang" released in Japan.
Three years after the film's release, the Japanese actress, who had dedicated her life to the exercise, died of illness.
In other words, when "Wangxiang" was introduced to China, Tanaka Kinyo was no longer alive.
References:
Beijing Youth Daily, August 26, 2022 – Because of her, Japanese films have since had a female perspective
Eitaro Ozawa and Takiko Mizue
Born in Tokyo in 1903, Eitaro Ozawa devoted his entire life to Japan's film industry.
It is recorded that Eitaro Ozawa has participated in more than 200 works.
At the same time, he is also a representative figure in the Japanese film industry.
In 1988, Eitaro Ozawa died in Tokyo at the age of 85.
References:
豆瓣电影——小泽荣太郎 Eitarô Ozawa的全作品
Mizue Takiko is a famous Japanese female producer,
She has participated in countless films, not only as a producer,
In her film career, she also starred in several works, including the well-known "Wangxiang".
In 2009, Takako Mizue died of illness in Tokyo.
References:
豆瓣电影——水之江泷子 Takiko Mizunoe
Kurihara small rolls
Kurihara Komaki was born in Japan in 1945 and has been practicing ballet since he was a child.
It wasn't until he graduated from the Tokyo Ballet Academy at the age of 18 that Kurihara Komaki began studying drama.
In 1964, Kurihara Komaki began to gradually shoot some works, first starring in the drama "Rainbow Design",
Since then, we have maintained a rate of new works every year.
Around the 80s of the last century, the movies "Wangxiang" and "Life and Death Love" starring Kurihara Komaki were released in China.
Kurihara Komaki also has a high reputation in China with these two films,
even became the "dream lover" in many people's hearts for a while.
After gaining popularity in China, Kurihara Komaki has been participating in Sino-Japanese friendship activities regularly.
In 2007, Bai Yansong, a famous CCTV host, conducted an exclusive interview with Kurihara Komaki.
When asked what it was like to go to China for the first time,
Kurihara Komaki said that he went with the film delegation at that time.
It was my first time in China, so I was very excited.
When asked why "Wangxiang" and "Life and Death Love" can attract so much attention in China,
Kurihara Komaki also said that the comments of directors Ba Jin and Xie Jin seem to be able to answer this question.
She also said that after becoming well-known in China, many Chinese fans have written letters to Kurihara Komaki.
Therefore, Kurihara Komaki thinks that she is also very happy to be able to participate in these two works.
Kurihara Komaki later also participated in the Sino-Japanese co-production film "The Bells of Seiryoji Temple".
This film is also valued by Kurihara Komaki,
Kurihara Komaki also said in an interview that this movie is a very important work of his,
The central idea it expresses also resonates with me.
Finally, she also expressed her willingness to make her own modest contribution to Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges.
In 2022, the Global Times also conducted an exclusive interview with Kurihara Komaki,
In the interview, Kurihara still remembers his first visit to China.
Although he is nearly 80 years old, Kurihara Komaki is still very concerned about the development of the film industry.
Kurihara Komaki also said that in recent years, she has also paid attention to the Chinese film industry.
She believes that the production level of Chinese films is also rising, and she also likes the popular movies released in recent years.
As far as Kurihara Komaki himself is concerned, he has been to China more than 30 times.
She has indeed made a very outstanding contribution to the cultural exchange between China and Japan.
References:
China Youth Daily, March 16, 2007 - Kurihara Komaki: My Fate with China
References:
Global Times, September 24, 2022 - Exclusive Interview! Listen to "Wangxiang" and "Life and Death Love" starring Kurihara Komaki tell the story of Chinese and Japanese film and television
epilogue
With the progress of the times, many classic works have also appeared in the history of Chinese film.
Although at that time, Chinese films were still in the early stage of development and there were some gaps with films from other countries,
But looking back, Chinese films are also moving forward step by step.
Even if there are still some "bad movies" that disrupt the Chinese film market, I believe that the future of Chinese films must be brilliant.
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