Yasuzo MASUMURA 増村保造

The Goddess Of Mercy

Nippon Retro   ² 

Sonoko, a bored housewife, falls in love with Mitsuko (Ayako WAKAO) and starts an affair with her. She soon finds out that Mitsuko is not as innocent as she first seems. A confusing love quadrangle ensues where everyone seems to betray everyone else. Starting off as a story of suppressed love, the twists and turns in this melodrama about obsessive passions might cause vertigo. WAKAO’s portrayal of an insidious femme fatale is at the center of it all.


Manji

Japan 1964

91 minutes

Director
Yasuzo MASUMURA

Script
Kaneto SHINDO based on a novel by Junichiro TANIZAKI

Cinematography
Setsuo KOBAYASHI