Hideko the Bus Conductor (秀子の車掌さん, Hideko no shashō-san), also titled Hideko the Bus Conductress, is a 1941 Japanese comedy drama film written and directed by Mikio Naruse.[1] It is based on the serialised novella Okoma-san by Masuji Ibuse and the first collaboration of Naruse and star Hideko Takamine.[2][3]
Okoma, a young lady working as a conductor with the Kohoku bus company in Kofu, Yamanashi, is worried about the dwindling number of passengers, who prefer the more expensive but clean and faster buses of the competing Kaihatsu company. After hearing a radio programme about bus guides, she develops the idea to entertain the passengers with informations about the local sites during the drive. After convincing the driver Sonoda and the company boss of her idea, she manages to get visiting writer Ikawa to write a script for her. Ikawa waives a payment because Okoma had found and returned his lost notebook. During the practice run, Okoma is hurt and the bus slightly damaged in an accident. The company boss tries to talk Sonoda into giving false testimony about the accident's circumstances to collect the insurance money, but Sonoda, after consulting Ikawa, finally rejects. Confronted with his foul attempt by Ikawa, the boss orders to have the bus cleaned instead. After waving Ikawa good-bye, Okoma and Sonoda give their initial guided bus tour, not knowing that the boss has sold the bus in the meantime and is closing down the company.
Hideko Takamine, in the principal role as Okoma, was already a famous film star for her childhood roles, and the title of the film refers to her name rather than that of the character which bears no first name in the original novella. Also, Naruse lightened the ending of Ibuse's story. This was the first film that Naruse made with Takamine, with sixteen more to follow between 1945 and 1966.[3]
Naruse scholar Catherine Russell has described this film as "a remarkable film about a young woman 'coming out' as a professional, articulate, speaking subject."[4]
Legacyedit
Hideko the Bus Conductor was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in 1985 as part of its retrospective on Mikio Naruse,[5] organised by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute and film scholar Audie Bock.[6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"秀子の車掌さん". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ abGalbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-0-8108-6004-9.
^ abFreedman, Alisa; Miller, Laura; Yano, Christine R., eds. (2013). Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN978-0-8047-8554-9.
^Russell, Catherine (2008). The Cinema of Naruse Mikio: Women and Japanese Modernity. Durham and London: Duke University Press. p. 161. ISBN978-0-8223-4290-8.
^"Mikio Naruse: A Master of the Japanese Cinema Opens at MoMA September 23" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^"Mikio Naruse: a master of the Japanese cinema". CineFiles. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
hideko, conductor, 秀子の車掌さん, hideko, shashō, also, titled, hideko, conductress, 1941, japanese, comedy, drama, film, written, directed, mikio, naruse, based, serialised, novella, okoma, masuji, ibuse, first, collaboration, naruse, star, hideko, takamine, japane. Hideko the Bus Conductor 秀子の車掌さん Hideko no shashō san also titled Hideko the Bus Conductress is a 1941 Japanese comedy drama film written and directed by Mikio Naruse 1 It is based on the serialised novella Okoma san by Masuji Ibuse and the first collaboration of Naruse and star Hideko Takamine 2 3 Hideko the Bus ConductorJapanese nameKanji秀子の車掌さんDirected byMikio NaruseWritten byMikio NaruseMasuji Ibuse novella Produced bySanezumi FujimotoStarringHideko TakamineKamatari FujiwaraDaijirō NatsukawaCinematographyKen AzumaMusic byNobuo IidaProductioncompanyNan ō EigaDistributed byTohoRelease date17 September 1941 1941 09 17 Japan 1 2 Running time54 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External linksPlot editOkoma a young lady working as a conductor with the Kohoku bus company in Kofu Yamanashi is worried about the dwindling number of passengers who prefer the more expensive but clean and faster buses of the competing Kaihatsu company After hearing a radio programme about bus guides she develops the idea to entertain the passengers with informations about the local sites during the drive After convincing the driver Sonoda and the company boss of her idea she manages to get visiting writer Ikawa to write a script for her Ikawa waives a payment because Okoma had found and returned his lost notebook During the practice run Okoma is hurt and the bus slightly damaged in an accident The company boss tries to talk Sonoda into giving false testimony about the accident s circumstances to collect the insurance money but Sonoda after consulting Ikawa finally rejects Confronted with his foul attempt by Ikawa the boss orders to have the bus cleaned instead After waving Ikawa good bye Okoma and Sonoda give their initial guided bus tour not knowing that the boss has sold the bus in the meantime and is closing down the company Cast editHideko Takamine as Okoma Kamatari Fujiwara credited Keita Fujiwara as Sonoda Daijirō Natsukawa as Ikawa Tamae Kiyokawa as landlady Yotaro Katsumi as company boss Tsuruko Mano as Okama s motherBackground editHideko Takamine in the principal role as Okoma was already a famous film star for her childhood roles and the title of the film refers to her name rather than that of the character which bears no first name in the original novella Also Naruse lightened the ending of Ibuse s story This was the first film that Naruse made with Takamine with sixteen more to follow between 1945 and 1966 3 Naruse scholar Catherine Russell has described this film as a remarkable film about a young woman coming out as a professional articulate speaking subject 4 Legacy editHideko the Bus Conductor was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in 1985 as part of its retrospective on Mikio Naruse 5 organised by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute and film scholar Audie Bock 6 References edit a b 秀子の車掌さん Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved 20 July 2023 a b Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Lanham Toronto Plymouth Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 6004 9 a b Freedman Alisa Miller Laura Yano Christine R eds 2013 Modern Girls on the Go Gender Mobility and Labor in Japan Stanford Stanford University Press ISBN 978 0 8047 8554 9 Russell Catherine 2008 The Cinema of Naruse Mikio Women and Japanese Modernity Durham and London Duke University Press p 161 ISBN 978 0 8223 4290 8 Mikio Naruse A Master of the Japanese Cinema Opens at MoMA September 23 PDF Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 20 July 2023 Mikio Naruse a master of the Japanese cinema CineFiles Retrieved 21 July 2021 External links editHideko the Bus Conductor at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hideko the Bus Conductor amp oldid 1176665726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
