Hakai

Hakai 6.8
  • Genre: Plot
  • Premiere: 1962
  • Running time: 1h 59m
  • Country: Japan

In order to consolidate political power, the rulers of feudal Japan divided the people into different levels. The tribesmen who have been called "multitudes" and "inhuman" have been discriminated against and discounted for many years, but to this day, the tribesmen are still alive. According to a short story written by Kawasaki Fujimura, this film is set in the post-Meiji period, when Takagawa, a primary school teacher born as a tribesman, abided by his father's precepts and tried his best to honor his identity. Yoshikawa Yoshikawa used to be the master of many famous works, and the wild scenery is full of history, capturing the relationship between tribal people and heaven and earth; the performance of the ancient movie superstar Rizo Rizo in Shikawa, spreading his special sadness, clarity, and beauty; today, the character actor Kishida acts as the wife of the tribesmen's liberation movement sleeves, and acts as a new woman who lives out of herself. "Film decade" ranked fourth in the top ten. -SUMMERIFF2008