Three Japanese companies are locked in competition to sell the most caramels. World Caramels hires unspoiled, tomboyish Hitomi Nozoe as the spokesmodel for their new, space-aged campaign. But fame is fleeting and people in the public eye don't remain unspoiled for long.
Yasuzô Masumura, the director of this movie, came to the movie industry after studying philosophy. He worked under Kon Inchikawa, and was directing by 1957. Here, we have a satiric indictment of the corporate capitalism of the new Japan, in which people work themselves to death, marry for advancement, and sacrifice human feelings for advancement. It's a problem that has not gone away.
It's fast-cut editing and mildly hysterical performances all the way through this movie. I thought it was too strident in making its philosophical points, but the actors certainly were compelling.
Yasuzô Masumura, the director of this movie, came to the movie industry after studying philosophy. He worked under Kon Inchikawa, and was directing by 1957. Here, we have a satiric indictment of the corporate capitalism of the new Japan, in which people work themselves to death, marry for advancement, and sacrifice human feelings for advancement. It's a problem that has not gone away.
It's fast-cut editing and mildly hysterical performances all the way through this movie. I thought it was too strident in making its philosophical points, but the actors certainly were compelling.