Umi ni sakebu onna review: A very windy, sad day at the beach
If you are looking for something fast or exciting, just stop right now. This movie is for people who like to sit in a dark room and watch the wind blow hair across a woman's face for ten minutes.
I think it is worth watching if you care about how Japanese movies started out. But if you hate silent films where people j...
This is a quiet, early silent film from Japan about a woman living by the coast whose life feels as heavy and restless as the ocean waves crashing behind her. It was written by the famous duo Hiroshi Shimizu and Kogo Noda, focusing more on the mood of the seaside than a complicated plot.
Review Excerpt
"If you are looking for something fast or exciting, just stop right now. This movie is for people who like to sit in a dark room and watch the wind blow hair across a woman's face for ten minutes.
I think it is worth watching if you care about how Japanese movies started out. But if you hate silent films where people just stare at the horizon, you will probably loathe this.
The story is pretty thin. Sakuko Yanagi plays the lead, and her face basically does all the heavy lifting because the inte..."
