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Ogin-Sama

Love Under the Crucifix
Film still from OGIN-SAMA: A woman in a traditional Japanese kimono in front of a body of water.
© 1962 / 2021 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Sun 24.07.
20:00

  • Director

    Kinuyo Tanaka

  • Japan / 1962
    102 min. / DCP / Original version with English subtitles

  • with

    With Ineko Arima

  • Original language

    Japanese

  • Cinema

    Arsenal 1

    zu den Ticketszu dem Kalender

A film of battlefields: the acts of war at the beginning of the film soon lead to the no less dramatic lines of conflict in the life of the young, deeply devout Christian Ogin, daughter of a famous tea master. Her earthly passion is directed towards the married and no less devout samurai Ukon, who rejects her love, however. Her subsequent arranged marriage with another man coincides with the period in the 16th century when Christians suffered persecution, which also comes to affect Ogin. Once again, Tanaka shines a light on the yearnings and desires of her protagonist in strikingly candid fashion. Ineko Amira plays the title role, who set up a production company with her acting colleagues Yoshiko Kuga and Keiko Kishi called Ninjin Club, which produced Tanaka’s final directorial work. (mg)

Funded by:

  • Logo Minister of State for Culture and the Media