Kozaburo Yoshimura – Onna no saka AKA A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)

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A Woman’s Uphill Slope follows the fortunes of Akie (Mariko Okada), a young woman who visits Kyoto after inheriting a shop that sells traditional sweets. Fascinated by the shop’s traditions, she abandons her plans to open a tailor shop and decides to stay. She soon falls in love with a married painter, Saburo Yaoi (Keiji Sada), who turns out to be her mother’s former lover.

Director Kōzaburō Yoshimura, a contemporary of Akira Kurosawa, explores the female experience in post-war Japan through his films. Many are set in Kyoto, serving as the backdrop for his artistic portrayal of industries on the verge of decline in a time of rapid modernisation.

This film was shot by Yoshio Miyajima—nicknamed the ‘Emperor of Cinematography’ and known for his work for Masaki Kobayashi—and features a bold combination of traditional and modern colours, classical architecture, and an avant-garde soundtrack by Toshiro Mayuzumi. Mariko Okada’s performance, portraying the life of an independent woman in post-war Japan, is a highlight of this star-studded masterpiece.

DVD label: SHOCHIKU
DVD5
DVD Format: NTSC
DVD Audio: Codec AC3 2.0
Program: PgcDemux, MaestroSBT, Muxman, VobBlanker, DVD Sub Edit, IfoEdit
Menus: Untouched
Video: Untouched
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Extras contain: None
DVD runtime: main feature 01:46:59

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Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English