The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 70 – Kinuyo Tanaka Directs [Part 1]

This podcast focuses on the Eclipse Series, box set editions of lost, forgotten, or overshadowed films recently revived by the Criterion Collection. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each set and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this first of three episodes covering the recently issued Blu-ray edition of Eclipse Series 48: Kinuyo Tanaka Directs, David and Trevor discuss two films: her directorial debut Love Letter (1953) and The Moon Has Risen (1955), based on a screenplay written by Yasujiro Ozu. Kinuyo Tanaka was already one of Japan’s gre...