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Scandal (Japanese: 醜聞 (スキャンダル), Hepburn: Sukyandaru, a.k.a. Shūbun) is a 1950 Japanese film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura and Shirley Yamaguchi.
Scandal: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Shirley Yamaguchi, Yôko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku. A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
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- Akira Kurosawa
- 1964-07-17
Dec 16, 2020 · Scandal. by. Akira Kurosawa. Publication date. 1950. Topics. Akira Kurosawa, courtroom drama, English-subtitles. Language. Japanese. A handsome, suave Toshiro Mifune lights up the screen as painter Ichiro, whose circumstantial meeting with a famous singer (Yoshiko Yamaguchi) is twisted by the tabloid press into a torrid affair.
- Dec 16, 2020
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1h 45m 1950. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Brief Synopsis. A tabloid report tries to turn a singing star's friendship with a young artist into an illicit romance. Cast & Crew. Read More. Akira Kurosawa. Director. Yoko Katsuragi. Toshiro Mifune. Noriko Sengoku. Takashi Shimura. Yoshiko Yamaguchi. Film Details.
- Akira Kurosawa
- Yoko Katsuragi
Scandal. A handsome, suave Toshiro Mifune lights up the screen as painter Ichiro, whose circumstantial meeting with a famous singer (Yoshiko Yamaguchi) is twisted by the tabloid press into a torrid affair. Ichiro files a lawsuit against the seedy gossip magazine, but his lawyer, Hiruta (Kurosawa stalwart Takashi Shimura), is playing both sides.
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Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★. Coming after two crimes films and one about syphilis, and just before the philosophical Rashomon, Scandal is a decidedly lighter entry in Akira Kurosawa's filmography. It's easygoing and comedic, even as it tackles themes of intrusive journalism and mild sexism.
Toshiro Mifune (playing an artist) and Shirley Yamaguchi (playing a singer) are photographed at a spa after an accidental meeting and a magazine ("Amour") plays this up into a love affair and...
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