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Kokoro (1955)

Posted on 01. Mar, 2009 by admin in Video

Brimful with brooding psychological torment, Kokoro is vintage from icon of Japanese cinema, Kon Ichikawa. ‘Kokoro’ means ‘heart’, with alternative nuances of ‘mind’ and ‘spirit’ amongst other meanings, and the film examines what becomes of the most cherished principles when they are pitted against human passions and weaknesses. Based on a novel by celebrated Japanese author Natsume Soseki, the director foregrounds its themes of individual isolation and social estrangement, most notably in a central protagonist stricken by existential demons and stranded by changing times.

Set in 1912 at the end of the Meiji era, Kokoro is based on the novel by Natsume Soseki and uses the illness and death of the emperor and the social turmoil that comes with such a momentous event as a metaphor for the emotional turmoil and existential angst felt by Nobuchi, a scholar who only leaves his house to visit the grave of his old friend Kaji.

When a young student, Hioki, begins visiting him for help with his graduation thesis, treating him as a friend and sensei, Nobuchi grows increasingly uncomfortable with Hioki’s presence and his friendship with Shizu, Nobuchi’s wife.

As events unfold, things become a little clearer but you never know why Nobuchi is so tormented until the very end. – - ~ myreviewer

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