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Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)

Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the Tokyo brothels provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women vie for lovers, and, occasionally, his art gets him into trouble.

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Harry T 19 May 2008

The story illustrates how artists can't stay true to themselves if they're restricted by guidelines and revolves around numerous love affairs that all have in common an obsession with beauty and a disregard for others' feelings.

Andy P 04 Jan 2014

Mizoguchi uses this period piece, perhaps his most autobiographical work, to tell a tale of artistic confinement that reflected the tensions of the time, working under the constant threat of censorship during post-war Japan.

Art S 08 Feb 2014

A great film from Mizoguchi, who had to plead with the US censors to allow it to be made, dealing with the twin themes of the lowly position of women in Edo society, and the constraints forced on artists.

Daniel M 19 Mar 2008

Really interesting; the film has several possible interpretations, and I'm probably missing a few more. There might well be something autobiographical going on here: Utamaro is shown as an artist inspired by the women around him, and the same could be said for Mizoguchi himself. There's quite a lot going on with the theme of engraving as a "vulgar" art compared to painting, as well as with the fact that Utamaro's work is literally constructed on the women's backs. I don't know enough about Japanese art history to be able to say much more, but on the whole the film is excellent. Fascinating, too, that this was made in 1946, with the Japanese film industry under very close supervision and censorship from the American occupation.

James-Masaki R 15 Sep 2011

Takes a genuine effort to follow, because Mizoguchi assumes you're capable of doing so. The problem lies in the, at the end, less than overwhelming conclusion. The links between the emotional catharsis of the women and the intellectual one of the artist are linked but remain theoretical.