In the organizer's words:
永遠の人 Eien no hito
Director: KINOSHITA Keisuke
1961, 107 minutes, OmeU, 35 mm
Over a period of 30 years, this melodrama tells the story of Sadako, who is forced into marriage with the son of a landowner, even though she loves someone else. Nakadai Tatsuya plays the role of her hated husband Heibei, who rapes and impregnates Sadako, leaving her with no choice but to marry her tormentor.
Ever since Takashi, the young Sadako's lover, went off to fight in the Sino-Japanese War, the two have had no contact. Heibei, another soldier, returns wounded and tells her that Takashi has been injured and will probably die - but this turns out to be a big lie. Against the impressive backdrop of the Aso volcano in southern Kyûshû, an intergenerational family tragedy unfolds.
Film series
NAKADAI Tatsuya (1932-2025)
The many faces of the Japanese acting legend
Nakadai Tatsuya is one of the most important actors in Japanese film history. The multi-award-winning actor appeared in over 120 films, mostly portraying complex and multi-layered characters.
Born on December 13, 1932 in Tokyo, Nakadai attended performances of the Haiyûza theater group after graduating from school, and was accepted into the group himself in 1952. In 1954, he made his film debut as an extra in The Seven Samurai, which marked the beginning of a long-standing partnership with Kurosawa Akira: Nakadai played leading roles in Yojinbô or Tsubaki Sanjûrô and shone as the protagonist in the great epics Kagemusha and Ran. He also worked closely with other renowned directors such as Kobayashi Masaki, Okamoto Kihachi and Teshigahara Hiroshi.
In 1975, together with his wife and fellow actor Miyazaki Yasuko, Nakadai founded a school for young actors called Mumei juku, which was attended by numerous talents, including Yakusho Kôji (known from Perfect Days, among others).
The dazzling range of characters portrayed by Nakadai extends from samurai, criminals and university professors to painters and family fathers, to whom he lent depth and intensity with subtle nuances.
Nakadai Tatsuya died of pneumonia on November 8, 2025 at the age of 92.
The film series takes place in cooperation with the film festival
Nippon Connection in Frankfurt (02. - 07.06.2026).
As part of the festival's retrospective, the
DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum will show eight films
with NAKADAI Tatsuya from the archive of the Japan Foundation in Tokyo.
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