The Last Lady

[Machine Translation] The film is based on the memoir of Osamu Dazai and his mistress, Haruko Ota, and was made into a movie by Sayuri Yoshinaga, who fell in love with the story and was determined to make it her masterpiece. The role of Yoshinaga Sayuri's mother is played by Shinju Michiyo, and is also a highlight of the film. --The fate of being the orphan of Osamu Dazai and the child of his mistress as depicted in his masterpiece "Shayo" has been shaking the sensitive heart of Machiko Kida (Sayuri Yoshinaga) since she was a child. Even so, Machiko is always cheerful and popular, and her mother Kazuko (Shinju Michiyo) is also popular and called "Shayo-san. However, while Machiko was proud to be called "Shayo's child," her feelings became more complicated as she grew up. One day, a man named Keiji Taniyama (Mori Kishida) appears. He is the coach of the mountaineering club at Machiko's high school and is studying Dazai literature at university. Machiko is impressed by Keiji's frankness, and the two go to a place associated with Dazai and reminisce about him. Keiji praises Kazuko's strong life, and Machiko expresses her determination to support her mother, who has injured her leg. However, Keiji's parents are opposed to his relationship with Machiko, and Keiji finally fails to show up for their meeting. At the request of a reporter, he goes to see his wife's daughter Masako, but she does not take him up on his offer. As her heartbreak continues, Machiko is advised by a friend of Dazai's to visit his hometown of Tsugaru... Picture disc specification.

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太宰治とその愛人との間に生まれた太田治子の生き様を描いた手記を、吉永小百合自らが惚れ込んで「自身の代表作にしたい」と強い意気込みを持って映画化に臨んだ作品。吉永小百合の母役を新珠三千代が演じているのも見所。――太宰治の遺児で、名作『斜陽』の中に描かれている愛人の子である宿命は、幼い頃から木田町子 (吉永小百合)の多感な心を揺さぶり続けてきた。それでも町子は常に明朗で人気者、母かず子 (新珠三千代)も「斜陽さん」と呼ばれ人気があった。だが町子は「斜陽の子」と呼ばれることに誇りを感じつつも、成長するにつれ思いは複雑になる。ある日、谷山圭次 (岸田森)という男が現れる。町子の高校で山岳部のコーチをしており、大学では太宰文学を研究しているという。ハキハキと語る圭次に町子は好感を持ち、二人は太宰ゆかりの地で彼の思い出話に花を咲かせる。圭次はかず子のたくましい生き方を褒め称え、町子も脚をケガした母を支える決意を語った。しかし圭次の両親は町子との交際に反対し、圭次はとうとう二人で会う約束に現れず。記者の頼みで本妻の娘正子に会いに行くも、取り合ってはもらえない。傷心が続く頃、町子は太宰の友人から彼の故郷津軽へ行ってみることを勧められ・・・。ピクチャーディスク仕様。