Joyu to Shijin

[Machine Translation] [Toho DVD Masterpiece Selection] Master filmmaker Mikio Naruse's early masterpieces made after his transfer from Shochiku to P.C.L. Film Productions, the predecessor of Toho. 15 films from the 1930s are being released in two consecutive months! Actress and Poet" The wife always had her husband's back, and her power was unlimited! And... - Tsukifu (Hiroshi Urugi), a lyricist of children's songs, lives on his wife's earnings and is the husband of an actress, not a hairdresser. He does all the housework for his wife, Chieko (Chiba Sachiko), who has no time to spare for her acting practice. The housewife next door, Ohama ( Haruko Toda ), is brazen and loves to gossip, and often comes to visit Tsukikaze. When Ohama learns that a young couple has moved into the neighborhood, she sends her husband ( Sanyutei Kinma ), who works for an insurance company, to recruit them. Surprisingly, the couple easily take out the insurance policy...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: stills gallery

[東宝DVD名作セレクション] 名匠・成瀬巳喜男監督が松竹から東宝の前身であるP.C.L.映画製作所に移籍して手掛けた、初期の傑作選。1930年代に手掛けた15作品を2カ月連続でリリース!! ■『女優と詩人』 女房は常に亭主を尻に敷きその権力は無限であった! そして・・・ ――童謡作詞家・月風 (宇留木浩) は妻の稼ぎで暮らす、髪結ならぬ女優の亭主。演技の稽古に余念のない妻・千枝子 (千葉早智子) に代わって、日々家事全般をこなしている。隣の主婦・お浜 (戸田春子) は図々しい上に噂話が大好きで、度々月風を訪ねに来る。近所に若い夫婦が引っ越したのを知ったお浜は、保険会社勤務の夫 (三遊亭金馬) を勧誘に行かせた。意外や、夫婦はあっさりと保険に入ったのだが・・・。

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