Acteurist Oeuvre-View – Setsuko Hara – Part 10 : The Birth Of Japan AKA Three Treasures (1959) & 47 Ronin (1962)

In a curious finale to our Setsuko Hara Acteurist Oeuvre-view, we briefly examine a couple of epics by Hiroshi Inagaki surrounding Hara cameos: The Three Treasures, a.k.a. The Birth of Japan (1959), based on the Yamato Takeru legend, in which Hara plays a Shinto goddess, and Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962), based on the frequently dramatized historical incident of the forty-seven rōnin, in which she plays the long-suffering (although not long on screen) wife of a samurai. Between these films and Wikipedia, we get a crash course in Japanese culture that we deliver, in summary, to you, and also manage to come away with a few further thoughts about Setsuko Hara's dramatic gifts.    Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s:             The Three Treasures Aka The Birth of Japan (1959) [dir: Hiroshi Inagaki] 0h 26m 44s:            47 Ronin (1962) [dir: Hiroshi Inagaki]     +++ * Check out our Complete Upcoming Episode Schedule (now projected into 2023) * Find Elise's latest film piece on Billy Wilder and 1930s Romantic Comedy *And Read lots of Elise's Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at [email protected] Theme Music: "What's Yr Take on Cassavetes?" – Le Tigre