The film opens with a conversation between a barber and his customer about the Nadaya food store across the street which, in their words, is "going downhill" since the former owner Keisaku retired and his son Kenkichi took over. Keisaku starts drinking the store's sake already early in the day, complaining that the sake's quality is decreasing lately. While Kenkichi's more modern daughter Kimiko lives a life of ease, the more traditional Kunie is working in her father's store. Now that his wife has died, Kenkichi offers his mistress Oyo to move into their house, a plan endorsed by Kunie but opposed by Kimiko.
The sisters' uncle arranges an omiai between Kunie and Shintarō, son of a wealthy family, which Kenkichi is against as he himself was forced into an arranged and unhappy marriage. After the meeting between the marriage prospects, Shintarō shows more interest in Kimiko. Kunie's father and uncle soon learn of Shintarō preferring Kimiko over her, but hide the fact from Kunie. When Kunie finds out that Kimiko is dating Shintarō, her sister confesses her deed in the most insensitive way, leaving Kunie in grief.
Kenkichi finally arranges a meeting between Kimiko and Oyo in his house, explaining that Oyo is her real mother and that he and his wife brought her up as their second daughter. Kimiko refuses to accept the truth and makes preparations to leave the house. At this moment the police arrive and ask Kenkichi to follow them to the station for an interrogation, as he had cut the sake sold in his store. In the barber shop, the barber and a customer shrug off the Nadaya's fate, joking what kind of store will open in its place.
In his 1959 book The Japanese Film – Art & Industry, film historian Donald Richie described The Girl in the Rumor as "a triumph of technique over old-fashioned material" and "opposed to the melodramatics of the period".[5]
Referencesedit
^"噂の娘". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^"噂の娘". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-0-8108-6004-9.
^Russell, Catherine (2008). The Cinema of Naruse Mikio: Women and Japanese Modernity. Durham and London: Duke University Press. ISBN978-0-8223-4290-8.
^Anderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1959). The Japanese Film – Art & Industry. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company.
Scanlon, Hayley (22 December 2019). "The Girl in the Rumor". Windows on Worlds. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
November 24, 2023
girl, rumor, 1954, film, kenji, mizoguchi, woman, rumor, japanese, 噂の娘, romanized, uwasa, musume, 1935, japanese, drama, film, written, directed, mikio, naruse, japanese, namekanji噂の娘directed, bymikio, narusewritten, bymikio, narusestarringsachiko, chibaryuko,. For the 1954 film by Kenji Mizoguchi see The Woman in the Rumor The Girl in the Rumor Japanese 噂の娘 romanized Uwasa no musume is a 1935 Japanese drama film written and directed by Mikio Naruse 3 4 The Girl in the RumorJapanese nameKanji噂の娘Directed byMikio NaruseWritten byMikio NaruseStarringSachiko ChibaRyuko UmezonoKō MihashiCinematographyHiroshi SuzukiEdited byKōichi IwashitaMusic byNoboru ItōProductioncompanyP C L Distributed byP C L Release date22 December 1935 1935 12 22 Japan 1 2 Running time55 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe film opens with a conversation between a barber and his customer about the Nadaya food store across the street which in their words is going downhill since the former owner Keisaku retired and his son Kenkichi took over Keisaku starts drinking the store s sake already early in the day complaining that the sake s quality is decreasing lately While Kenkichi s more modern daughter Kimiko lives a life of ease the more traditional Kunie is working in her father s store Now that his wife has died Kenkichi offers his mistress Oyo to move into their house a plan endorsed by Kunie but opposed by Kimiko The sisters uncle arranges an omiai between Kunie and Shintarō son of a wealthy family which Kenkichi is against as he himself was forced into an arranged and unhappy marriage After the meeting between the marriage prospects Shintarō shows more interest in Kimiko Kunie s father and uncle soon learn of Shintarō preferring Kimiko over her but hide the fact from Kunie When Kunie finds out that Kimiko is dating Shintarō her sister confesses her deed in the most insensitive way leaving Kunie in grief Kenkichi finally arranges a meeting between Kimiko and Oyo in his house explaining that Oyo is her real mother and that he and his wife brought her up as their second daughter Kimiko refuses to accept the truth and makes preparations to leave the house At this moment the police arrive and ask Kenkichi to follow them to the station for an interrogation as he had cut the sake sold in his store In the barber shop the barber and a customer shrug off the Nadaya s fate joking what kind of store will open in its place Cast editSachiko Chiba as Kunie Ryuko Umezono as Kimiko Kō Mihashi as Kenkichi the father Yō Shiomi as Keisaku the grandfather Kamatari Fujiwara as the uncle Toshiko Itō as Oyo Heihachirō Ōkawa as Shintarō Masao Mishima as the barberReception editIn his 1959 book The Japanese Film Art amp Industry film historian Donald Richie described The Girl in the Rumor as a triumph of technique over old fashioned material and opposed to the melodramatics of the period 5 References edit 噂の娘 Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved 26 October 2022 噂の娘 Kinenote in Japanese Retrieved 26 October 2022 Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Lanham Toronto Plymouth Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 6004 9 Russell Catherine 2008 The Cinema of Naruse Mikio Women and Japanese Modernity Durham and London Duke University Press ISBN 978 0 8223 4290 8 Anderson Joseph L Richie Donald 1959 The Japanese Film Art amp Industry Rutland Vermont and Tokyo Charles E Tuttle Company External links editThe Girl in the Rumor at IMDb Scanlon Hayley 22 December 2019 The Girl in the Rumor Windows on Worlds Retrieved 9 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Girl in the Rumor amp oldid 1166116019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,