A glimpse of Kon Ichikawa's taste in the original "Ten Dark Women"

Genesis of the television industry reflecting Kon Ichikawa's real-life experiences

"Ten Dark Women" is a mystery story full of dark humor, set in the early 1960s, in which 10 women, including his wife, conspire to kill the main character. is. During the idyllic pre-Olympic era, he was chosen to be a producer at a television station, a cutting-edge profession at the time, as a suitable job for the main character, who was constantly busy with work and time, and had a dry relationship not only with people but also with women. Ta.

Nippon Television, Japan's first commercial television broadcaster, opened in 1953. There was a reason why Kon Ichikawa chose to work in the television industry only eight years later.

During this period, Kon Ichikawa was working as a production advisor for Nippon Television, and was one of the first film directors to branch out into TV dramas. In 1959 alone, `` Lover '', ``Ceremonial Occasion'', ``Koihikyaku Yamato Orai Seikikiri no Iba'', ``The Chair Next Door'', 1960's ``The Woman Who Touched My Feet'', ``No Parking'', and 1961's ``Lemon''. ” and “ Breaking Commandments ,” he has released a series of popular and excellent works in movies, and has also been directing works for television one after another. At first, it was a live broadcast, but eventually it became a VTR, and from monochrome to color broadcasting, and in just a few years, he continued to shoot ambitious works in the world of television, where technological innovations were rapidly progressing.

However, if a film's negative remains, it can be revived by burning a new print like ``The Ten Dark Women'', but most of the television programs of Genesis do not survive. Kon Ichikawa's television works are no exception. In addition, ``Lover'' and ``The Woman Who Touched My Feet'' are remakes of films previously made by Kon Ichikawa, but ``Hakkai'' was produced as a drama series and was well received, so the following year, Kon Ichikawa directed the film. It was remade as a self-made movie, and it makes you realize that the relationship between movies and television has reversed in an instant.

Kon Ichikawa's experience with television was reflected in ``Ten Dark Women,'' which at the time made it seem obvious that movie people looked down on television. It can be said that they were able to create a caricatured character based on reality.

By the way, the TV station producer played by Eiji Funakoshi has a model. Nippon Television's Hatsuo Wakao is a producer who produced all of the TV productions directed by the aforementioned Kon Ichikawa. Although it is unclear how much of the character was modeled after him, hearing that he died at a young age leaves me with mixed feelings after watching the movie.

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