Hymn
1972·Japan·112 min.
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The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel beatings. After an unknown intruder probably one of her pupils, who seeks revenge for her cruel behaviour, pours boiling water on the sleeping Shunkin's face, Sasuke blinds himself in order not to behold her disfigurement. Sasuke's sacrifice, made in response to Shunkin's tacit wish, seals their life-long relationship.
DirectorKaneto Shindô
MusicHikaru Hayashi
CinematographyKiyomi Kuroda
CastTokuko Watanabe·Jiro Kawarazaki·Nobuko Otowa·Tetsuji Takechi·Kotoe Hatsui·Taiji Tonoyama·Daijirô Harada·Rokko Toura·Daigo Kusano·Kakuko Motoyama
Original titleSanka