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Release Year1992
Runtime—
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
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DirectorKohei Hisano
WritersNobuo Yamada, Kazuo Dan
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsRitsuko: Her Love, Her Death
About Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
Winner of the 1992 Galaxy Award Encouragement Prize and the 1992 Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award Excellence Prize. Winner of the 10th ATP Award '93 Grand Prix. Winner of the 10th ATP Award '93 Excellence Prize. Selected as one of the "Best 20 Programmes" at the 10th ATP Award '93. "Through the story of a couple, we ask what it means to live and love. Kazuo (Sato Koichi) and Ritsuko (Imai Miki) were happily married through an arranged marriage during the war. One year later, Kazuo is sent to the city as a member of an army press corps. When he returns home after completing his mission, he finds Ritsuko, who has contracted intestinal tuberculosis and is bedridden. [This section is taken from "J-com magazine" 2004/02 (published by J-com Kansai)]"
Directed by Kohei Hisano, Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death leans on a strong ensemble — Koichi Sato, Miki Imai, Kirin Kiki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1992.
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