(1956) Shozo, a Cat, and Two Women
(In Japanese with English subtitles)
PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA/ COMEDY
Adapted from the novel by Jun'ichirô Tanizaki, that has a wife, Shinako (Isuzu Yamada) already packed and prepared to leaving the household, who besides not getting along with her mother in law, Orin (Chieko Naniwa). She resents the fact that her husband, Shozo (Hisaya Morishige) pays more attention to his pet cat, Lily than he does on her. And when Shinako moves out to living with her sister's place. Shozo's mother, Orin takes full advantage of the situation by setting his son up with a much wealthier woman, Fukuko (Kyôko Kagawa) who's father appears to own the house they live in. The "love triangle" comes into play is when Shinako begins to feel unwanted by her sister and her husband living with them, when they already made plans beforehand to rent the room she is moving in to somebody, someone willing to pay them more. And Shinako then tries to manipulate the situation by attempting to back into Shozo's life again by convincing the wealthy, Fukuko to realize that he loves the cat, Lily than he loves her.
Although, I did not find any of this funny, I did however, found it amusing and that it did not lose focus from the actual theme. It's kind of crazy, both women are vying for the same man when they are perhaps better suitors vying for the much younger and wealthier, Fukuko. I can understand why Shinako wants to move back with him as she looks middle age, and is about the same age as her husband Shozo. But in terms of Fukuko, who enjoys sunbathing on the beach and spending money, in actuality, she could have easily have found somebody else. As it was obvious to Fukuko Shozo's mother had a financial reason, and is just as deceitful as her daughter in law Shinako, ending the movie in a rather ambiguous note.
Adapted from the novel by Jun'ichirô Tanizaki, that has a wife, Shinako (Isuzu Yamada) already packed and prepared to leaving the household, who besides not getting along with her mother in law, Orin (Chieko Naniwa). She resents the fact that her husband, Shozo (Hisaya Morishige) pays more attention to his pet cat, Lily than he does on her. And when Shinako moves out to living with her sister's place. Shozo's mother, Orin takes full advantage of the situation by setting his son up with a much wealthier woman, Fukuko (Kyôko Kagawa) who's father appears to own the house they live in. The "love triangle" comes into play is when Shinako begins to feel unwanted by her sister and her husband living with them, when they already made plans beforehand to rent the room she is moving in to somebody, someone willing to pay them more. And Shinako then tries to manipulate the situation by attempting to back into Shozo's life again by convincing the wealthy, Fukuko to realize that he loves the cat, Lily than he loves her.
Although, I did not find any of this funny, I did however, found it amusing and that it did not lose focus from the actual theme. It's kind of crazy, both women are vying for the same man when they are perhaps better suitors vying for the much younger and wealthier, Fukuko. I can understand why Shinako wants to move back with him as she looks middle age, and is about the same age as her husband Shozo. But in terms of Fukuko, who enjoys sunbathing on the beach and spending money, in actuality, she could have easily have found somebody else. As it was obvious to Fukuko Shozo's mother had a financial reason, and is just as deceitful as her daughter in law Shinako, ending the movie in a rather ambiguous note.