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Happiness of Us Alone: Directed by Zenzô Matsuyama. With Hideko Takamine, Keiju Kobayashi, Izumi Hara, Yôichi Numata. A sympathetic portrayal of the suffering of a deaf couple at the hands of a shell shocked postwar society that treats them like wayward children to be at turns pitied or exploited.
Takamine once again blesses the screen with a nuanced and powerfully affecting performance as Akiko, a deaf woman who struggles to survive in post-war Japan alongside her deaf + mute husband Michio, portrayed by Keiju Kobayashi (who is great himself).
A sympathetic portrayal of the suffering of a deaf couple at the hands of a shell shocked postwar society that treats them like wayward children, to be in turn pitied or exploited.
Nov 23, 2018 · collaborator Zenzo Matsuyama, Happiness of Us Alone is a tour de force of humanist cinema that stands as a landmark of the changing attitudes towards people with disabilities in Japan.
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Zenzō Matsuyama. Director, Screenplay. Reviews. The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
"Our Happiness Alone" features a screenplay by Matsuyama, made to suit the fantastic talent of his wife. Takamine gives one of her best performances here. The film tells the story of a deaf couple struggling through the post-war years.
