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Repast (めし, Meshi) is a 1951 Japanese drama and shōshimin-eiga film directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Setsuko Hara. It is based on the final and unfinished novel by Fumiko Hayashi, and was the first in a series of adaptations of her work by the director.
Repast: Directed by Mikio Naruse. With Ken Uehara, Setsuko Hara, Yukiko Shimazaki, Yôko Sugi. Michiyo lives in a small home in Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
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- 1951-11-23
An archetypal shomin-geki, the film centers on the careworn Michiyo (Setsuko Hara), who married Hatsunosuke (Ken Uehara) over her parents' objections a half decade ago. Having since relocated from cosmopolitan Tokyo to the monotonous outskirts of Osaka for Hatsunosuke's work, Michiyo has become…
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Nov 27, 2020 · Repast, a word for meal, revolves around Michiyo Okamoto (Setsuko Hara), trapped in her dead-end domestic life and stuck in a decrepit neighborhood in the outskirts of Osaka with her low-level salaryman husband Hatsunosuke ‘Hatsu’ Okamoto (Ken Uehara).
In the opening scenes of Mikio Naruse’s Repast (original Japanese title: Meshi, 1951), a neglected housewife wonders where her dreams have gone. Is this all there is for her? The film proceeds to analyze Japanese society as it grapples with changing gender norms and expectations after its defeat in the Second World War.
Sep 9, 2009 · Naruse’s 1951 hit film Meshi (めし/ Repast) is adapted from the final, unfinished novel by popular writer Fumiko Hayashi (林 芙美子, 1903-1951).
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Critics reviews. Hatsunosuke a white-collar stock broker and his wife Michiyo, who is slowly worn down by domestic drudgery, prepare to break up after a few years of marriage during which they moved from Tokyo to Osaka. A detailed and delicate study in relationships.
