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is a 1941 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on the short story 'Yottsu no yubune' (, lit. "The four bathtubs") by Masuji Ibuse.

Plot



A diverse group of people is staying at a remote spa, including grumpy professor Katada, who regularly scolds young husband Hiroyasu for not being strict enough with his wife, an old man with his two grandsons Taro and Jiro, and soldier Nanmura. When Nanmura steps on a kanzashi, a woman's ornamental hairpin, in a well, he has to extend his stay. After the owner of the hairpin, Emi, a former resident, is located, she returns to the spa to apologise. Together with Taro and Jiro, she supports Nanmura with his daily exercises to regain his health. Although Emi and Nanmura share an unspoken mutual affection, they both know that their time together is finite: Nanmura will have to return to the military service, while Emi, a geisha who has fled her patron, faces an uncertain future.

Cast



*Kinuyo Tanaka as Emi

*Chish Ry as Takeshi Nanmura

*Tatsuo Sait as Professor Katada

*Shin'ichi Himori as Hiroyasu

*Hideko Mimura as Hiroyasu's wife

*Kanji Kawahara as the old man

*Jun Yokoyama as Taro, grandson of the old man

*Masayoshi tsuka as Jiro, grandson of the old man

*Hiroko Kawasaki as Okiku, Emi's geisha friend

*Takeshi Sakamoto as spa owner

*Kji Matsumoto as staff manager

*Munenobu Yui as Toku, a masseur

*Tsuneo sugi as Tsune, a masseur

*Kayoko Terada as maid

Legacy



Film scholar Alexander Jacoby describes 'Ornamental Hairpin' as one of Shimizu's "richest and most complex achievements" which "boasted outstanding performances from Kinuyo Tanaka and Chish Ry". The British Film Institute included the film in its list of the best Japanese films since 1925.

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