No Regrets for Setsuko Hara

Clip of filming of Akira Kurosawa's No Regrets for Our Youth (1946), starring Setsuko Hara

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Film & Animation

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• No Regrets for Our Youth
• Kurosawa
• Akira Kurosawa
• Setsuko Hara
• Hara Setsuko
• Japan

[LeoRWong]

According to the narration, this footage was shot by a member of the American Survey Team. It seems GHQ/SCAP was interested in Japanese filmmaking to some extent. Many Americans saw the shooting of K's previous film. One was John Ford. K didn't know it at the time (though F was his idol), and F didn't know who K was either. Years later, at a film festival reception in London, F told K about it and you can imagine Ks amazement. I really wonder how F saw K's shooting style. Murderous Ink

[LeoRWong]

"This film was taken by US investigating team (GI's?) in Kyoto in 1946. Her recollection at that time, 'The war is over and it brings me to be able to enjoy free, cultural activity. I think it's natural to devote myself to my suitable occupation and feel it as if I removed a blindfold in a world where women were released freely. I get infinite pleasures to have my hope of living as an actress and this causes my confidence about being an actress in my life.'

[Nincomga808]

Thank you for this. Setsuko Hara is my favorite actress. She towers above everyone else and I include all the great U.S. actresses past and present. She has incredible emotional range but does it very minimally, kind of like Billy Holiday in music she had a limited range of notes she could sing but managed to evoke all the emotions of live within them.

[koki2600]

Arigato for your nice uploading. I've fascinated by Hara Setsuko for many years. She is so brilliant in this film.