The Groom Talks in His Sleep (1935)

ALL 01/13/1935 (ja) Comedy 72 Min
  • Release
    01/13/1935
  • Production
    Shochiku
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    花婿の寝言
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of early Japanese sound cinema and the social milieux that Shochiku tended to depict. 'Virtually plotless, and feeling more like comic sketches than fully developed stories,' writes Arthur Nolletti, Jr, 'these light comedies, or farces, take a wholly trivial matter (often a socially embarrassing situation) and use it as a springboard for a succession of gags.' Much of the films' distinction comes from the wit of Gosho's direction, the imaginative use of the new sound technology and the charm of the acting, particularly of the heroines (Kinuyo Tanaka in Bride; Hiroko Kawasaki in Groom). Yet in both films, Gosho finds room for some shrewd observation of character and environment, subtly exploring the values and assumptions of the suburban petit bourgeoisie.

  1. Heinosuke Gosho

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Hiroko Kawasaki

    Bride

  2. Kazuo Hasegawa

    Yasuo the Bridegroom

  3. Tokuji Kobayashi

    Bridegroom's friend

  4. Setsuko Shinobu

    His wife

  5. Ryōtarō Mizushima

    Bride's father

  6. Eiko Takamatsu

    Bridegroom's mother

  7. Tatsuo Saitō

    Researcher

  8. Tomio Aoki

    Boy at liquor shop

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 8 , Crews : 4

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The Groom Talks in His Sleep (1935) 72 Min

ALL 01/13/1935 (ja)
Comedy
  • Release 01/13/1935
  • Production
    Shochiku
  • Original title 花婿の寝言
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of early Japanese sound cinema and the social milieux that Shochiku tended to depict. 'Virtually plotless, and feeling more like comic sketches than fully developed stories,' writes Arthur Nolletti, Jr, 'these light comedies, or farces, take a wholly trivial matter (often a socially embarrassing situation) and use it as a springboard for a succession of gags.' Much of the films' distinction comes from the wit of Gosho's direction, the imaginative use of the new sound technology and the charm of the acting, particularly of the heroines (Kinuyo Tanaka in Bride; Hiroko Kawasaki in Groom). Yet in both films, Gosho finds room for some shrewd observation of character and environment, subtly exploring the values and assumptions of the suburban petit bourgeoisie.

  1. Heinosuke Gosho

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer