¡Kusa wo Karu Musume "Shishun no Izumi" Kaidai Ban
¡Japanese Movie
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[Machine Translation] Love born from the warmth of sunlight and hay! A breath of troubled youth that stirs the hearts of young girls! Ken Utsui's debut work, a highly acclaimed literary film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, is now available on DVD for the first time. Nobuo Nakagawa adapted the short story "The Grass-Cutter's Daughter" by Yojiro Ishizaka of "Blue Mountains" fame. This is an idyllic coming-of-age film set in a farming village in the Tohoku region. The film depicts the perilous nature of love between a young man and woman and the tragedies and joys of the people who watch over them, interspersed with the original rural landscape. The cast is impressive since it was made in cooperation with the Haiyuza Theater. The young Viper, Sato Makoto, Masahiko Naruse, Akiko Nomura, and others also appear in minor roles. This film was first shown in theaters as "Shounen no Izumi" (The Fountain of Adolescence), but was retitled "Kusa wo Marieru Musume" (The Grass-Cutter's Daughter) when it was shown again. The DVD version of the film is based on the existing material of the retitled version. --For people living in farming villages in the Tohoku region, cutting the grass in autumn was one of the most enjoyable annual events. It is also the season when love blossoms, especially among young people. Every year at this time, Grandma Sodeko and Grandma Tameko put together the young people's marriages. This year, the two old ladies decide to arrange a marriage between Moyoko and Tokizo, and they visit a fortune teller to see if the matchmaking will be successful or not. The fortune-telling came back favorable and things seemed to be off to a good start, but the appearance of Chonmaru, a geisha in town, casts a cloud of suspicion over the situation. One day, Tokizo suddenly pushes Moyoko down in a moment of youthful indiscretion. Moyoko is so surprised that she bites Tokizo's finger. Grandma Tokizo sues Officer Nakamura of the town for damages, and Grandma Sodeko claims defamation. What was just a simple marriage develops into an uproar involving the two villages.
Original Release Year: 1953
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