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Utamaro and His Five Women poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.5 / 100
1946·Drama·1h 46m

UTAMARO AND HIS FIVE WOMEN

Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the Tokyo brothels provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women vie for lovers, and, occasionally, his art gets him into trouble.

Above the Line
Kenji Mizoguchi·DirectorYoshikata Yoda·WriterKanji Kunieda·NovelShigeto Miki·Director of PhotographyTamezô Mochizuki·Original Music ComposerShintarō Miyamoto·Editor
Cast
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII·UtamaroKinuyo Tanaka·OkitaKōtarō Bandō·SeinosukeHiroko Kawasaki·OranToshiko Iizuka·TakasodeKyōko Kusajima·OmanEiko Ohara·YukieShôtarô Nakamura·ShozaburoKiniko Shiratao·OshinMinpei Tomimoto·Takemaro
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Kenji Mizoguchi·Director
Writing· 2
Yoshikata Yoda·WriterKanji Kunieda·Novel
Camera· 1
Shigeto Miki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Shintarō Miyamoto·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Tamezô Mochizuki·Original Music ComposerHisato Osawa·Original Music ComposerHisashi Kase·Sound
Art & Design· 1
Isamu Motoki·Production Design
Production· 2
Hisao Itoya·ProducerTadaoto Kainoshō·Researcher
By the Numbers
72.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Contemplative, Artistic
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A black and white close-up image shows a woman from the chest up, viewed from her left side, looking down and to her left. Her back is mostly bare, revealing a ”

Key Elements
Woman's Elaborate HairstyleLarge Back Tattoo Of A Woman And ChildKimono
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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