Based on the life of writer Hayashi Fumiko, A WANDERER’S NOTEBOOK chronicles Fumiko’s struggle against poverty, crummy jobs, feckless lovers and male prejudice to become an acclaimed literary figure. Takamine Hideko brings Naruse’s vision to life.

“In what is probably her greatest performance, Hideko Takamine even succeeds in making herself look homely, curling her mouth into a sarcastic grimace as she threads her way through Tokyo’s literary bohemia, sloughing off insults and condescension or retaliating when it suits her, obstinately falling in love with the wrong men.” - Phillip Lopate, A Taste of Naruse

SCREENING · 23 Aug Sat 4.30pm

Distribution: Print courtesy of The Japan Foundation


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A WANDERER'S NOTEBOOK
1962, Japan, 123 min, B&W, 35mm, PG
Directed by Naruse Mikio