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女は二度生まれる (Onna wa Nido Umareru) [Women Are Born Twice]

Film Synopsis

The first of Kawashima’s Daiei Studio collaborations with Wakao centers on the life of a Tokyo geisha named Koen and her relationships with various men. Starting out with no singing or dancing talents, the young, free-spirited Koen is initially eager to please and happy to do what she is told. With time and experience, however, she gradually begins to notice a change in herself and questions what she wants out of life. Played with subtle shifts in emotion, Wakao’s delicate performance earned her the Kinema Junpo Award and Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress.

“Something happened in the inner human experience. We don’t know what that was, but something definitely happened. That is the theme of this film.” – Yuzo Kawashima

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Film Details

Alternate Titles: Women Are Born Twice (aka A Geisha’s Diary)

Language: Japanese

Original Production Country: Japan

Original Release Year: 1961

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Daiei

Production Company: Daiei

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Director: Yuzo Kawashima

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Other Credits: Cast: Ayako Wakao, Jun Fujimaki, Kyu Sazanka, Frankie Sakai

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Colour System: Colour

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Duration: 99 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Portugal

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Lab Image Restored By: Cineric, Portugal

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Restoration Funded By: Kadokawa Corporation

Restoration Premiere: Japan Society, NYC, 2 December, 2017

Screening Rights Held By: Kadokawa Corporation

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Since 2012, Restoration Asia has been a showcase for the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors in their efforts to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia.

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