四季・奈津子 (1980)

Curiosità

Shiki Natsuko , also known as Four Seasons: Natsuko, is a 1980 Japanese drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi, with a screenplay credited to author Hiroyuki Itsuki, based on his novel of the same name. The film follows the lives of Natsuko and her three sisters over the course of several months. It stars Setsuko Karasuma, Yoko Aki and Morio Kazama, and was released on August 6, 1980 by Toei, in Japan, where it was a financial success. The film's theme song, "Four Seasons - Natsuko" (四季・奈津子), was performed by the Japanese band Cherish, with music by Mikio Kasai and lyrics by Itsuki.

Production

Director Yōichi Higashi was known for making films about women, but in an interview at the time of the film's release, he said, "I was constantly being offered films of the same vein, and to be honest, I was tired of women's films... [but] I didn't want to use young boys today as a subject because they're boring.

Higashi chose to shoot the film without a traditional script, instead employing a dialogue writer to write scenes each night and make revisions on set (considered a first for the Japanese film industry at the time). To keep the production on track, Higashi kept a rough outline of the story in his notebook.

The film was shot entirely on location. Locations included Akasaka, Tokyo Station, Nerima, Fukuoka Airport and Iizuka.

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