The Glow of Life

The Glow of Life (1919)

生の輝き

A country girl Teruko falls in love with the aristocrat Yanagisawa. When she once asks him what the meaning of life is, he responds that it is to live freely. Unfortunately, he does that by abandoning her. Teruko tries to commit suicide, but luckily is saved. Yanagisawa returns and apologizes to her.

Date of release
1919-09-13
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Drama
Director
Norimasa Kaeriyama

Casting

Interesting facts

The Glow of Life is a Japanese film directed by Norimasa Kaeriyama made in 1918 and released in 1919 by Tenkatsu. It is considered the first in a series of films aimed at reforming and modernizing Japanese cinema.

Production

Kaeriyama was one of the leaders of the Pure Film Movement, which aimed to reform Japanese cinema by eliminating its theatrical aspects and creating films that obeyed the essence of cinema. Kaeriyama was a film critic who worked at the Tenkatsu studio, which allowed him to direct his first film, The Glow of Life, in 1918, but did not release it until 1919.

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