Immortal Love (1961)
Eien no hito (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 43min
- Drama, Romance
- 1961 (USA)
- Movie
A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through three decades of bitter conflict which engulfs their children and those around them.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.
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Cast
| Hideko Takamine | ... |
Sadako
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| Keiji Sada | ... |
Takashi
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| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... |
Heibei
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| Nobuko Otowa | ... |
Tomoko, Takashi's wife
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| Akira Ishihama | ... |
Yutaka, Takashi's son
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| Yukiko Fuji | ... |
Naoko, Sadako's daughter
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Kiyoshi Nonomura | ... |
Rikizo, Takashi's brother
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| Yoshi Katô | ... |
Sojiro, Sadako's father
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Yasushi Nagata | ... |
Heizaemon, Heibei's father
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Torahiko Hamada | ... |
Mr. Koshinuma
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Masakazu Tamura | ... |
Eiichi, Sadako's son
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Masaya Totsuka | ... |
Morito, Sadako's son
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| Eijirô Tôno | ... |
Policeman
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Directed by
| Keisuke Kinoshita | ||
Written by
| Keisuke Kinoshita | ... | () |
Produced by
| Keisuke Kinoshita | ... | producer |
| Masaharu Kokaji | ... | assistant producer |
| Sennosuke Tsukimori | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chûji Kinoshita | ||
Cinematography by
| Hiroshi Kusuda | ||
Editing by
| Yoshi Sugihara | ||
Art Direction by
| Chiyo'o Umeda | ... | (as Chiyoo Umeda) |
Set Decoration by
| Hachirô Sôda | ||
Costume Design by
| Yûji Nagashima | ||
Production Management
| Kei Hamano | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yoshishige Yoshida | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Toshio Takahashi | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Seiichi Numagami | ... | sound mixer |
| Hisao Ôno | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Takashi Akamatsu | ... | camera operator |
| Kiyoharu Sudô | ... | assistant camera |
| Ryôzô Toyoshima | ... | gaffer |
| Hiroshi Watanabe | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Isao Teshirogi | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku Films of America (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Shochiku (1961) (Italy) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Heibei, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns home from the war in 1937 wounded in the leg and permanently disabled. He lusts after and thinks he loves Sadako, the daughter of a tenant farmer on his family's property. Sadako is in love with and engaged to Takashi, another soldier who is still off in the war. Heibei has his father blackmail Sadako's family into an arranged marriage between himself and Sadako, and when she refuses, he rapes her. With nowhere now to go, Sadako marries Heibei, but for the next 24 years, the roots of the loveless marriage poison everyone involved.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although the film is Japanese, the composer Chuji Kinoshita (brother of director Keisuke Kinoshita) used flamenco (traditional Spanish music) as the basis of the soundtrack. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bakudan sanyûshi no uta (aka: Song of the three heroes) See more » |