A Hole of My Own Making

A Hole of My Own Making
A Hole of My Own Making
	Japanese movie poster
Directed by	Tomu Uchida
Written by	Yasutarō Yagi; Tatsuzō Ishikawa (novel);
Produced by	Kaneo Iwai
Starring	Rentarō Mikuni; Yumeji Tsukioka; Mie Kitahara; Jūkichi Uno;
Cinematography	Shigeyoshi Mine
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa
Production; company	Nikkatsu
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	September 28, 1955; [1][2]
Running time	125 minutes[1][2]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

A Hole of My Own Making (自分の穴の中で, Jibun no ana no nakade) is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Tomu Uchida.[3]

Plot

Amidst endless construction and aircraft noise, a family whose father died slowly disintegrates. While daughter Tamiko struggles with her stepmother Nobuko's attempts to marry her off to careless physician Ihura, her bed-ridden brother Junjirō grieves for his ex-wife Keiko who left him for another man. Although Ihura is more interested in Nobuko, he has a short-lived affair with Tamiko, who herself cares only for Ihura's future social and financial status. After selling the family's last remaining properties, Tamiko and Junjirō refuse to give Nobuko her share. Nobuko moves out of the house, announcing that she will take legal steps against her stepchildren's decision. Shortly before his death, Junjirō confesses to Tamiko that he lost the family's money and the mortgaged house in ill-fated stock market investments.

Cast

Rentarō Mikuni as Shōnosuke Ihura
Yumeji Tsukioka as Nobuko Shiga
Mie Kitahara as Tamiko
Jūkichi Uno as Tetsutarō Komatsu
Nobuo Kaneko as Junjirō
Harue Tone as Keiko
Bokuzen Hidari as Hota
Masao Shimizu as Fujita
Tanie Kitabayashi as aunt
Osamu Takizawa as uncle

References

"自分の穴の中で (A Hole of My Own Making)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
"自分の穴の中で (A Hole of My Own Making)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.

External links

A Hole of My Own Making at IMDb

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[jmdb-1] "自分の穴の中で (A Hole of My Own Making)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[kinenote-2] "自分の穴の中で (A Hole of My Own Making)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[Jacoby-3] Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.