Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

108 mins | Drama | March 5, 1953

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.

Where Chimneys Are Seen

108 mins | Drama | March 5, 1953

Where Chimneys Are Seen
Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Shintoho Company
Original title 煙突の見える場所
Directors Akira Miwa, Heinosuke Gosho
Writers Rinzo Shiina, Hideo Oguni

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Hiroko Ogata

Ken Uehara

as Ryukichi Ogata

Hideko Takamine

as Senko Azuma

Hiroshi Akutagawa

as Kenzo Kubo

Chieko Seki

as Yukiko Ikeda

Ranko Hanai

as Katsuko Ishibashi

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Tokuji Kawamura

Haruo Tanaka

as Chuji Tsukahara

Eiko Miyoshi

as Ranko

Kumeko Urabe

as Kayo Nojima

Michiyo Yoshimoto

as Infant