Sound of the Mountain

1954 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 94% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 94% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 2269 2.3K

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Plot summary

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

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Setsuko Hara as Ogata Kikuko
Sô Yamamura as Ogata Shingo
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789.11 MB
956*720
Japanese 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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1.5 GB
1424*1072
Japanese 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mollytinkers 9 / 10

A very mature script

This is a family drama. The story slowly unfolds to expose a complicated family dynamic. It can be a challenging watch for those who don't want to have to think too much.I can't help but wonder if this movie was considered quite forward or daring or maybe even racy for its release date of 1954. If you're familiar with Japanese culture around this time, you know that tradition ruled and emotions and personal issues were skirted around and rarely confronted head on. The norm was to internalize everything. This movie actually does the opposite, and it does it expertly.Well acted. Directed with perfection. Poignant dialogue. And composer Ichiro Saito nails the music score with a wonderfully romantic quality. My only critique is the editing is a bit choppy in spots, but it doesn't detract from the overall genius of the film.
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Reviewed by gbill-74877 8 / 10

Refreshing look at difficult subjects

An honest look at marriage, adultery, divorce, and abortion, especially refreshing for 1954, and with the emotions between an elderly man (So Yamamura) and his daughter-in-law (Setsuko Hara) poignantly rendered. His son / her husband (Ken Uehara) is a real piece of work, brazenly carrying on with other women, staying out late, and getting physically abusive when they don't do as he wishes (referred to, not shown). Meanwhile the man's daughter is also in a broken marriage, returning home with her two children because her husband's cheating on her. The film calls out bad male behavior by showing its impact, and the conversations between characters feels fairly modern.

One of the things altered relative to Yasunari Kawabata's novel is the elderly man's mental state, which in this adaptation isn't declining with age, with accompanying melancholy. Another is his relationship with his daughter-in-law; clearly they have a connection in the film, but it's based on simple kindness and admiration, and erotic feelings on his part aren't involved. The result is a character who is on the surface a decent old man, still married to his own wife despite his own indiscretions and having been more attracted to her older sister long ago. He's not particularly effective in reining in his son, however, and he doesn't give his own daughter enough affection or attention, reserving those things for his daughter-in-law. In that sense he's failed in life.

As in many of her films, Setsuko Hara is the brightest light in the cast. Her character is simple, kind, and filial (derisively referred to as "childlike" by her husband), but shows a toughness in the actions she takes. Hara brings out the emotions very well, and while the ending gets a little melodramatic, it has power. Overall, just a very well done, well-paced film from Mikio Naruse.

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