Schnee im Frühling

In the organizer's words:

春の雪 Haru no yuki

Director: YUKISADA Isao
2005, 151 minutes, original language, 16 mm

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mishima Yukio, which was published in German translation under the title "Schnee im Frühling".

In the Taishô period (1912-1926), Japan underwent a dramatic change in which Western values met centuries-old traditions. It tells the love story between Satoko, the daughter of a tradition-conscious but impoverished noble family, and Kiyoaki, the son of a former samurai family that is open to Western influence. The two fall in love as teenagers, although Kiyoaki is reluctant to admit his feelings. Only when Satoko accepts an offer of marriage from the imperial family does this change. During a secret encounter, they experience a brief moment of happiness that has far-reaching consequences.

Film series
A journey into the past - Japanese film stories between tradition and modernity

After concentrating on new productions in our film program in recent months, in April we are taking a journey into the past and showing films that were made between 1983 and 2005 and whose plots are set in the first half of the 20th century. They are based on the novels of the famous writers Mishima Yukio, Natsume Sôseki, Sumii Sue and Tanizaki Jun'ichirô and will be shown in analog film formats.

The first decades of the 20th century in Japan were characterized by profound changes triggered by the collapse of the feudal system during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Under the Meiji Emperor, economic and social modernization began, which had far-reaching consequences, and increased contact with Western countries led to a clash of different values and traditions.

Both the story about the decline of a wealthy family(Sasameyuki) and about an idler deal with the conflict between traditional ideas and new trends(Sorekara). A drama about two brothers deals with the discrimination of a minority (Hashi no nai kawa) and in a love story the protagonists suffer from social conventions(Haru no yuki).

Price information:

Admission free