Meshi (Repast)

Meshi (Repast) (1951)

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Based on popular Japanese writer Fumiko Hayahi's final novel, a condemning portrait of married life and women's position in Japanese society, Repast tells the story of Michiyo and Hatsunosuke, a married couple who, in the routine of family life, have begun to fall out of love. With no child to… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Mikio Naruse
Written By
Fumiko Hayashi
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1951 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Keith Uhlich, Slant Magazine

    Repast feels like something of a warm-up to Naruse's subsequent Sound of the Mountain.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Luke B


    What an absolutely stunning film. Naruse shows he is an expert of restraint much similar to his characters. Whereas many other filmmakers would have leapt on teh chance to turn this story of marriage into some sort of sordid thriller Naruse tells it like it is. Setsuko Hara plays the… More

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]In "Repast", Michiyo(Setsuko Hara), a housewife, lives in a suburb of Osaka, with her husband of five years, Hatsunosuke(Ken Uehara), a stockbroker. They were married in Tokyo and moved to Osaka two years later, following a job transfer. One day, their… More

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