Yoshishige Yoshida (1933-2022)

The recent death of Japanese filmmaker Kiju Yoshida, a major figure of the "Japanese New Wave", is an opportunity to present the copy of his film Jo-en preserved in our collections. Made in 1967, during the director's most prolific decade and two years before his famous Eros + Massacre, Jo-en is adapted from a novel by Masaaki Tashihara. Jo-en is a fine example of Yoshida's sober - yet daring approach. The film complete a serie of dramas in which he portrays modern women's characters with the talent and grace of Mariko Okida, his wife and muse. It was one of the first works produced by the Gendai Eigasha company, which the director had just founded.