Watched (and Read) May 21 - 27, 2007: Shimizu, Perrault, Higuchi, Bae Doo-na
Ohara Shosuke-san / Mr. Shosuke Ohara (Hiroshi Shimizu, 1949) Our hero Saheita is nicknamed "Shosuke Ohara" (after a character in a folk song, known for his love of living the easy life). A fairly prosperous farmer -- but one who is not as industrious as he could be -- and a little too fond of behaving into acting as the local Lord Bountiful. He funds a sewing school for the local girls and religious instruction classes for local boys -- and provides baseball uniforms for the the local men's team (and then the boy's team). W hen he starts running into financial trouble, he simply wishes it away. Reality soon catches up, alas... Denjiro Okochi of our good-natured but unrealistic hero calls to mind (a bit) his earlier portrayal of the one-eyed, one-armed (lazy) master swordsman of Yamanaka's Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo . Yet another genial, interesting film from Shimizu. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a59/mkerpan/ohara/ohara01.png http://i9.photob