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A Hen in the Wind (4K Restoration)

P 6 +

OZU Yasujiro
Japan
DCP
1948
Black and white
84min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2022 Venice Classics, Venice Film Festival
★ 1949 Kinema Junpo's Top 10 Japanese Films

Synopsis

Perhaps Yasujiro Ozu’s darkest film, this devastating account of Japan’s wartime realities follows the struggles of Tokiko, a mother who is forced to turn to sex work in order to pay off her ill son’s medical bills. When her husband (Shuji Sano) returns home from the war, her suffering is compounded by his refusal to forgive her actions. Anchored by a searing performance from the great Tanaka Kinuyo, A Hen in the Wind balances emotionally charged melodrama with Ozu’s characteristic subtlety.

◎ This film is presented in collaboration with the Kaohsiung Film Festival, the Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association Kaohsiung Office, and the Japan Foundation.

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Director

OZU Yasujiro

OZU Yasujiro (1903-1963) was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the silent film era, and made his last films in the 1960s. Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest and most influential filmmakers, his most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).

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Schedule

Cinema	Auditorium	Time
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel ONE	2025/10/15 Wednesday 16:00
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel ONE	2025/10/20 Monday 16:30
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel ONE	2025/10/23 Thursday 12:00

※ Notes: ★ With filmmakers' attendance/talks ▲ Non-English language films without English subtitles

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