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One Wonderful Sunday (Japanese: 素晴らしき日曜日, Hepburn: Subarashiki Nichiyōbi) is a 1947 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was made during the allied occupation of Japan and shows some of the challenges of life in early post-war Tokyo.
Jul 9, 2020 · This affectionate paean to young love is also a frank examination by Akira Kurosawa of the harsh realities of postwar Japan. During a Sunday trip into war-ravaged Tokyo, Yuzo and Masako look for work and lodging, as well as affordable entertainments to pass the time.
One Wonderful Sunday: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Isao Numasaki, Chieko Nakakita, Atsushi Watanabe, Zekô Nakamura. During a Sunday trip into war-ravaged Tokyo, despairing Yuzo and optimistic Masako look for work and lodging, as well as affordable entertainments to pass the time.
Nov 12, 2010 · One Wonderful Sunday (Subarashiki nichiyobi) (1947), Akira Kurosawa. Synopsis. Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen.
Reminiscent of Frank Capra’s social-realist comedies and echoing contemporaneous Italian neorealism, One Wonderful Sunday touchingly offers a sliver of hope in dark times. This affectionate paean to young love is also a frank examination by Akira Kurosawa of the harsh realities of postwar Japan.
Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have many small adventures, especially because Masako's optimism and belief in dreams is able to lift Yuzo from his realistic despair.
The story of One Wonderful Sunday is rather simple. Isao Numazaki and Chieko Nakakita play Yuzo and Masako, a couple who spend a Sunday traversing post-war Tokyo with only 35 yen. They tour a house they could never afford, then an apartment that is almost unlivable according to a former tenant.
