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Apart from You

Apart from You

1933
Drama
1h 4m
This tells the story of an aging geisha (Mitsuko Yoshikawa) who struggles to support her senior high school-aged son (?). He, however, is so embarrassed by his mother that he has begun cutting school -- and associating with a bad crowd. A young (late teen-aged?) colleague of his mother (Sumiko Mizukubo) also worries about the son, and urges him to not disappoint his mother. In order to show him how lucky he is, she takes him to visit her dysfunctional family. (imdb comment)

Directed by:

Mikio Naruse

Screenwriter:

Mikio Naruse

Starring:

Tomio Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Chôko Iida, Reikichi Kawamura, Ureo Egawa, Sumiko Mizukubo, Akio Isono, Shoichi Kofujita, Yoko Fujita, Tokuji Kobayashi, Ryuko Fuji, Ryoichi Takeuchi

Genre:

Drama

AKAs:

After Our Separation, Kimi to wakarete

Country:

Japan

Languages:

Japanese, None
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Apart from You

1933
Drama
1h 4m
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martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 15 Jun 2011
73
45th
The story of an aging geisha and her rebellious teenage son, who falls for one of her co-workers. This early Naruse hints at things to come... the narrative is a bit simplistic, but there's a nice emotional depth to it. Though he's still relying too much on zooms (and not particularly good zooms), he crafts a few beautiful and/or striking sequences. Compelling performances all around, especially from the leads. The ending has a melancholy tone rare for its era.
Rated 15 Jun 2011
sellissellis
Rated 04 Feb 2023
73
41st
Struggles to blend the few narrative threads into a cohesive tale. A few nice visual moments and beautiful ending make it worthwhile.
Rated 04 Feb 2023
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 13 Dec 2013
58
60th
Enjoyable early Naruse; shows a few signs of a novice filmmaker (too many intertitles, overuse of dramatic zooms) but also has more than its share of clever and unexpected shots. The story is a bit light and it's hard to accept the tall, rugged-faced 20-something lead as a young schoolboy, but the scene where Yoshio & Terugiku are travelling through the countryside is beautiful enough to make this a must-see for Naruse fans.
Rated 13 Dec 2013
punqPUNQ
Rated 13 Feb 2013
50
77th
This is a decent little story about the social standings of geisha's. We follow for the most part the son of a geisha lady who struggles with accepting what his mother is doing. And doesn't appreciate that she is doing it to get him through school. Then he falls for one of her co-workers, the beautiful Sumiko Mizukubo, and the road to acceptance starts. This movie is a bit simplistic and primitive, but Mikio Naruse gets some of the emotion across nicely.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
joojooJooJoo
Rated 03 May 2011
5
81st
Simple, heartfelt melodrama elevated by a more refined touch to nearly all its elements than I have found in the two previous surviving films of Naruse.
Rated 03 May 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 02 Dec 2010
25
61st
"Apart from You is finally all frustrated anticipation." - Keith Uhlich
Rated 02 Dec 2010

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