settima

KenjiMizoguchi

祇園囃子 [Gion bayashi / Gion Festival Music] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)

Dec

15

茶

Gion bayashi (1953)

Studying the tea ceremony, accompanied by director Mizoguchi (via). DP: Kazuo Miyagawa.

Having tea*

“A geisha’s lie is not a real lie. It’s a cornerstone of our profession.”

– Miyoharu

 

* the Bales 2025 Film Challenge for December has a few dateless themes. This is one of them.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #tea #KenjiMizoguchi #MatsutarōKawaguchi #MichiyoKogure #AyakoWakao #SeizaburōKawazu #EitarōShindō #IchirōSugai #KanjiKoshiba #IchirōSaitō #KazuoMiyagawa #drama #geisha #BookAdaptation #Japan #1950s

浪華悲歌 [Naniwa erejī / Osaka Elegy] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)

Dec

15

International Tea Day

浪華悲歌 (1936)

A woman in kimono sits at a low wooden tea cabinet. It holds a small tea pot and other utensils. The traditional setup is broken in the background with contemporary Western furniture. She's smoking. DP: Minoru Miki.

Something with tea for International Tea Day.

 

#Bales2024FilmChallenge #InternationalTeaDay #tea #KenjiMizoguchi #IsuzuYamada #YōkoUmemura #ChiyokoŌkura #KōichiTakagi #MinoruMiki #drama #Japan #1930s