Te o tsunagu kora (Children Hand in Hand). 1948. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki

Film

Te o tsunagu kora (Children Hand in Hand). 1948. Japan. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Screenplay by Mansaku Itami. With Takashi Hatsama, Akio Sawamura, Jiro Miyata. In Japanese; English subtitles. 86 min.

Though less well known than Susumu Hani’s celebrated 1963 remake, Hiroshi Inagaki’s Children Hand in Hand is nonetheless a heartbreaking portrait of childhood kindness and cruelty—and, by implication, conflicted ideals of masculinity—centering on a small-town boy with a learning disability who attempts to fit in with his classmates.

35mm print courtesy The Japan Foundation and Kadokawa.

This film accompanies Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan’s Greatest Cinematographer.

Saturday, April 14, 2018, 4:00 p.m.
MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2
Friday, April 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

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