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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.2 / 100
1951·Comedy / Music·1h 26m

CARMEN COMES HOME

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

Above the Line
Keisuke Kinoshita·DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita·ScreenplayHiroshi Kusuda·Director of PhotographyToshirō Mayuzumi·Original Music ComposerYoshi Sugihara·Editor
Cast
Hideko Takamine·Kin Aoyama aka Lily CarmenShūji Sano·Haruo TaguchiChishū Ryū·PrincipalKuniko Igawa·Mitsuko TaguchiTakeshi Sakamoto·Shoichi AoyamaBontarō Miake·MarujuKeiji Sada·Mr. OgawaToshiko Kobayashi·Maya AkemiKōji Mitsui·OkaYūko Mochizuki·Yuki Aoyama
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 7
Keisuke Kinoshita·DirectorYûgorô Imai·Assistant DirectorKazui Nihonmatsu·Assistant DirectorZenzō Matsuyama·Assistant DirectorKenji Katô·Assistant DirectorMasaki Kobayashi·Assistant DirectorYoshiro Kawazu·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Keisuke Kinoshita·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Hiroshi Kusuda·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yoshi Sugihara·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Toshirō Mayuzumi·Original Music ComposerChūji Kinoshita·Original Music ComposerHidetaka Sasaki·SoundHisao Ōno·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Motoji Kojima·Production DesignShôtarô Hamano·Costume DesignSetsutarô Moriya·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Sennosuke Tsukimori·Executive ProducerTetsutarô Mutô·Production ManagerKatsuji Arai·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 2
Toku Sakuma·HairstylistMitsuo Saitô·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
63.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
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

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Carmen Comes Home's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F00080
#D06040
#202020
Mood
Vibrant, Classic, Playful
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A colorized portrait of a Japanese woman with dark, curly hair and red lipstick is centered against a black and white background of blurred trees and foliage. S”

Key Elements
Cigarette HolderCigaretteGold RingGold BraceletHeadscarf
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
8/10
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