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JAPAN · 1932

The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese cinema history female filmmaking mediation and conflict resolution cultural traditions early 20th century Japan
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Synopsis

Tazuko Sakane (坂根 田鶴子, Sakane Tazuko; December 7, 1904 – September 2, 1975) was a Japanese film director. She was Japan's first female director, followed by Kinuyo Tanaka. Her first feature film New Clothing (初姿 Hatsu Sugata, 1936) is known to be the first Japanese feature film directed by a woman. The majority of her films are educational nonfiction films produced by Manchukuo Film Association f

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