Watch old Japanese movie Utage/Carlos Pueblo
Heinosuke
Gosho directed Utage 1967, means banquet in Kanji originally; however,
It’s a love
story under a military uprising in 1936, a year before the famous Marco
Polo Bridge
near Peking broke out. I like the movie because that refreshes my old
memory of
historical events old and new. The rebellion was the capital area. I just
came back
from Tokyo and a visit of the Kita No Maru, the old garrison of the Palace
nearby. The
mutineers didn’t pass the garrison and entered the Palace before the
army stepped
in. A girl admired and loved one of the mutineer, a young Lieutenant,
and the
movie is about her and a description of the background of that time.
She got to
know him due to his older brother was a classmate of him at the Army
Academy. Her
brother dropped out of the academy and engaged in the left wing
activity. One
day, her brother asked her to deliver a letter and a book to this old
classmate
who was just returned to his hometown at a coastal village of the Sea
of Japan.
His unit was ready to be sent to Manchuria. He was a right wing nationalist
in the army
who was not interested in advanced study at the War College in order
to wait in
rank and file of his career. His unsatisfied right wing group eventually was
forced to
take action against the incumbent military establishment in the cabinet.
The incident
of February 26, 1936 was lasted only three days. The 14 leaders of the
mutiny were
all executed. She went to his hometown sea coast and committed
suicide in
order to meet him after life. It is a very touching love story with outstanding
performance
of both actress and actor.
Japanese
Empire was glories for about 75 years ended in 1945. It began to the down
fall due to
the wars. I am watching some old Japanese movies which described the
background of
the history, the society and the life of commoners. I am very please
to see that
Japan, a nation as a whole, come back alive and prosperous.
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