English

#780 “Wife of a spy”「スパイの妻」

“Wife of a spy”「スパイの妻」

I went to see a movie called “Wife of a spy”「スパイの妻」, which won the Silver Lion award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival this year.

The story started in 1940s before the Pacific War during World War 2. A Japanese merchant went to Manchuria in China for business. There he witnessed the uncivilized behavior of the Japanese army towards the local villagers. After he returned to Japan, he decided to reveal the awful secrets to the world. Then he and his wife tried to flee to America from Japan.

I was satisfied to watch the actors speaking old-fashioned Japanese.

Although this movie was based on a serious subject about the war, it was filled with many romantic and beautiful scenes, so it was not as dark and solemn as one would expect. I felt like watching a stage performance. The story unfolded at a good pace and the dialogues were long but intense. The performance of actress Aoi Yu was amazing. The way she spoke in the movie makes me feel like I was watching a movie star from the Showa period. I was very satisfied to watch the actors speaking beautiful and old-fashioned Japanese.
I especially liked a line that she shouted “Omigoto!” meaning “Bravo!”. With only one word, she was able to express how sad she was, but at the same time she remained strong and cool in the scene.

This movie was thought-provoking to me.

It has been a while since the last time I went to watch a movie in the theater due to the pandemic. It was a wonderful movie that taught me a lot about the Pacific War and the unit 731, which I didn’t learn much when I was a student. It was thought-provoking and the ending remains an unsolved mystery to me. Nevertheless, I like this movie and I hope you will enjoy it too.

Small joy!(2020.11.13)

The following two tabs change content below.
アバター画像

nako

日々の小さな喜び(Small Joys)を英語と日本語で紹介しています。 1000個のSmall Joysまでブログを続けていきます。
2020-11-25 | Posted in English2 Comments » 

コメント2件

 yoko | 2020.11.25 19:17

映画、久しく行ってないわぁ。
私も映画館で、ゆっくり映画を見たいものです。
『スパイの妻』、高橋一生の演技はどうでしたか?
あの人が出ている保険のコマーシャルで、顔だけで困った感じの七変化をするのがあって、それで凄い上手い役者さんだなぁと思ったのでした。
蒼井優も、いい演技するよねー。

映画館は、コロナ対策で、まだ一席ずつ空いているんですか?
私もちょっと行きたいな、と思うのですが、コロナが心配です。
急に寒くなりましたから、風邪にも気をつけてね。

アバター画像 nako | 2020.11.25 22:24

鬼滅の刃は席パンパンに入れるとのことですが(まだ観ていません)、スパイの妻は両脇前後と席を空ける設定でした。
高橋一生も東出昌大も、なかなか役に合っていて良かったと思います。
昭和初期の衣服や髪型が素敵でもありました。
個人的に東出昌大がカッコ良すぎはしないかと、熱い目線で物語を追うのでした。

yokoさんもお身体大切に。

Comment





Comment